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The Organizational Dynamics of Bureaucratic Resistance to Undemocratic Pressures: A Conjoint Experiment in Brazil

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Democratic backsliding raises new challenges for bureaucracies as politicians undermine democratic institutions and the rule of law. Although bureaucracies can play a central safeguarding role, little is known about the organizational conditions that foster resistance to undemocratic pressure.
Mariana Costa Silveira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of topsoil governance for mining and agriculture in South Africa and abroad

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Topsoil is taken for granted as the dirt under our feet. Yet, humanity hinges on 15 cm of topsoil. As with potable water, topsoil is a natural resource we depend on daily. This review examines the chronological development of topsoil conservation through the governance of legal and other instruments since 1701. It highlights how topsoil is defined, its
Chrizette D. Neethling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Litigation by young people to hold governments to account for climate damage. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Paediatr Open
Rink P   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Just Energy Transition Partnerships collide or converge with substantive investment law standards? Case studies from Indonesia and Vietnam

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are novel financing mechanisms that encourage coal‐dependent emerging economies to transition away from fossil fuels. JETPs aim to facilitate coal phaseout and transitions to renewable energy through private and public financing.
Francine Hug
wiley   +1 more source

From disconnection to coherence: Reframing Indigenous knowledge in the Asia‐Pacific

open access: yesReview of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract Achieving a balanced approach to sustainability in the Asia‐Pacific requires the effective protection, preservation and equitable use of traditional knowledge. Despite recognised contributions to biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation, Indigenous worldviews and knowledge systems remain structurally excluded from statutory regimes ...
Shawkat Alam, Amy Scott
wiley   +1 more source

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