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International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2016

International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy

Series editor Harald Ginzky German Environment Agency Dessau, Germany Advisory editors Jerry Anderson Ben Boer Maylis Desrousseaux Elizabeth Dooley Ian Hannam Robert Kibugi Till Markus Jose´ Morato Leite Jesse Richardson Bernard Vanheusden Qun Du

The International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy is a book series that discusses the central questions of law andpolicy with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil andland. The Yearbook series analyzes developments in international law and newapproaches at the regional level as well as in a wide range of nationaljurisdictions. In addition, it addresses cross-disciplinary issues concerningthe protection and sustainable management of soil, including tenure rights,compliance, food security, human rights, poverty eradication and migration.Each volume contains articles and studies based on specific overarching topicsand combines perspectives from both lawyers and natural scientists to ensure aninterdisciplinary discourse. The International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy offers a valuable resource for lawyers, legislators, scholars andpolicymakers dealing with soil and land issues from a regulatory perspective.Further, it provides an essential platform for the discussion of new conceptualapproaches at the international, national and regional level. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15378

Harald Ginzky • Irene L. Heuser • Tianbao Qin • Oliver C. Ruppel • Patrick Wegerdt Editors

International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2016

Editors Harald Ginzky German Environment Agency Dessau, Germany

Tianbao Qin Research Institute of Environmental Law Wuhan University Wuhan, China

Irene L. Heuser IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Deputy Chair of Specialist Group on Sustainable Soils and Desertification Kleinmachnow, Germany Oliver C. Ruppel Faculty of Law University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa

Patrick Wegerdt DG Environment European Commission Brussels, Belgium

International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy ISBN 978-3-319-42507-8 ISBN 978-3-319-42508-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42508-5

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