Book Launch: Routledge Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law

The Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) hosted a book launch on 26 March 2018 to celebrate the publication of the Routledge Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law. The handbook is co-edited by Associate Professor Burton Ong ’99 and Professor Charles R. McManis. Associate Professor Burton Ong was APCEL’s Deputy Director (1 July 2013 – 31 July 2017), and remains an active member of the centre’s executive committee. Dr Lena Chan (Director, National Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, Singapore) was the Guest-of-Honour and gave an illuminating presentation of the importance of scientific input to environmental lawmaking processes.

The Book: This 27-chapter compilation of essays provides multi-faceted perspectives on the legal and policy issues arising from the conservation and exploitation of non-human biological resources. Contributors include leading academics, policy-makers and practitioners reviewing a range of socio-legal issues concerning the relationships between humankind and the natural world, including intellectual property, biotechnology and traditional knowledge.

Watch the book introduction by Professor Charles R. McManis at https://youtu.be/iBpWa9ShOFs

The book is available from Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific (click here to purchase).