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1. 1. Is Climate Displacement in Legal Limbo? An examination of the protection of climate migrants in international refugee and climate change law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Emmie Eklund; [2023]
   Keywords : Public International Law; Refugee Law; Climate Change Law; Climate Displacement; Climate Migration; Climate Refugee; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines international legal protection for persons displaced across boarders due to climate change. Rapid climate change and escalating climate threats are projected to displace up to 2.1 billion people, roughly 25% of the global population, by 2050. READ MORE

3. 2. Avskogningsförordningens påverkan på svenska energiföretag

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Nelly Paz Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Avskogningsförordningen; bioenergi; miljöreglering; energiföretag; skogliga biobränslen; bioolja; Deforestation Regulation; bioenergy; environmental regulation; energy companies; woody biofuels; bio-oil;

   Abstract : För att bekämpa global avskogning och skogsförstörelse orsakat av produktion och konsumtion i EU så har den Europeiska kommissionen välkomnat en ny lagstiftning. Den så kallade Avskogningsförordningen införs med syftet att bekämpa klimatförändringarna och reducera påverkan på den biologiska mångfalden, detta genom att förbjuda produkter inom EU som kommer från ställen där avskogning skett. READ MORE

4. 3. Areas against annihilation? : A critical assessment of the compatibility between biodiversity science and Swedish law on area protection

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Edling Müller; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, science deems a system-wide, structural, and fundamental transformation of society necessary to mitigate severe risks for planetary and human health. These risks will escalate further if a paradigm shift in normative human-nature relationships is not realised. The legal system needs to change. READ MORE

5. 4. The Rights of Nature in the Scandinavian Wilderness : the case of Fulufjället National Park

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Emese Annabella Boda; [2022]
   Keywords : human rights; Nature’s rights; sustainability; intergenerational equity; environmental protection; conservation; biodiversity; intrinsic value; interconnectedness;

   Abstract : The idea of recognizing the Rights of Nature has emerged as a response and an alternative source of stimulus to tackle today’s environmental problems causing eco-anxiety. This study intends to give insight on how a high level of environmental awareness can contribute substantially to a balanced relationship with Nature. READ MORE

6. 5. What about Sweden and climate justice? A discourse analysis on Swedish development cooperation policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Stephanie Lobos Poblete; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate justice; development cooperation; intersectionality; discourse analysis; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis is a study on Swedish development cooperation policy, aiming to understand the approach to environmental- and climate change issues between 2010-2021. By using a theoretical framework focused on climate justice combined with the method of discourse analysis, the analysis is guided by four questions regarding: climate injustices, solutions, actors, and nature. READ MORE