Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier Reef

The study examines the practice of legal protection of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Site located in Australia. It reflects the main content of the decisions of the World Heritage Committee and the International Union for Conservation of Nature on the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, lo...

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Main Authors: Roman Yu. Kolobov, Yaroslava B. Ditsevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2023-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Law
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Online Access:https://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/viewFile/36898/22802
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description The study examines the practice of legal protection of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Site located in Australia. It reflects the main content of the decisions of the World Heritage Committee and the International Union for Conservation of Nature on the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, looks at the features of its management as a World Heritage Site (hereinafter also - WHS), as well as regulatory and organisational solutions aimed at preventing threats to the ecological state of the Great Barrier Reef WHS. The analysis of the legal framework and practice of protection of World Heritage Sites allows to conclude that some elements of the Australian experience can be used to strengthen the institutional and legal framework of the environmental regime of Lake Baikal. The proposal to develop a management plan for the Lake Baikal World Heritage Site in accordance with the requirements and standards of the World Heritage protection system, as well as to adopt special strategic development plans has been formulated. According to the authors, to ensure the effective development of specific management decisions, it is necessary to establish normatively the general principles of management plan formation. Based on the practice of engaging local communities in the management of World Heritage Sites and Australian experience of organising Marine Advisory Committees, the authors have verbalized a proposal to create an Advisory Council of representatives of various spheres of society, operating in the territory of the Lake Baikal World Heritage Site, environmental organisations and representatives of the public.
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spelling doaj.art-025dcecc1680495f93bcebc0bdcb20212023-12-05T09:16:04ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Law2313-23372408-90012023-12-0127496998310.22363/2313-2337-2023-27-4-969-98321188Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier ReefRoman Yu. Kolobov0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1488-7530Yaroslava B. Ditsevich1Irkutsk State UniversityIrkutsk Law Insitute (branch) of the University of Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian FederationThe study examines the practice of legal protection of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Site located in Australia. It reflects the main content of the decisions of the World Heritage Committee and the International Union for Conservation of Nature on the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, looks at the features of its management as a World Heritage Site (hereinafter also - WHS), as well as regulatory and organisational solutions aimed at preventing threats to the ecological state of the Great Barrier Reef WHS. The analysis of the legal framework and practice of protection of World Heritage Sites allows to conclude that some elements of the Australian experience can be used to strengthen the institutional and legal framework of the environmental regime of Lake Baikal. The proposal to develop a management plan for the Lake Baikal World Heritage Site in accordance with the requirements and standards of the World Heritage protection system, as well as to adopt special strategic development plans has been formulated. According to the authors, to ensure the effective development of specific management decisions, it is necessary to establish normatively the general principles of management plan formation. Based on the practice of engaging local communities in the management of World Heritage Sites and Australian experience of organising Marine Advisory Committees, the authors have verbalized a proposal to create an Advisory Council of representatives of various spheres of society, operating in the territory of the Lake Baikal World Heritage Site, environmental organisations and representatives of the public.https://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/viewFile/36898/22802world heritage siteaustraliagreat barrier reefinternational lawlake baikalspecially protected natural areastrategic environmental assessmentmanagement plan
spellingShingle Roman Yu. Kolobov
Yaroslava B. Ditsevich
Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier Reef
RUDN Journal of Law
world heritage site
australia
great barrier reef
international law
lake baikal
specially protected natural area
strategic environmental assessment
management plan
title Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier Reef
title_full Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier Reef
title_fullStr Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier Reef
title_full_unstemmed Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier Reef
title_short Peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in Australia on the example of the Great Barrier Reef
title_sort peculiarities of legal protection of natural world heritage sites in australia on the example of the great barrier reef
topic world heritage site
australia
great barrier reef
international law
lake baikal
specially protected natural area
strategic environmental assessment
management plan
url https://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/viewFile/36898/22802
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