The European Union’s instruments on fighting illegal logging – selected legal issues
Illegal logging is a significant problem of major international community concern because it has a devastating impact on some of the world’s most valuable remaining forests and contributes to tropical deforestation and forest degradation. Furthermore, it threatens biodiversity and undermines sustain...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Opolskie Studia Administracyjno-Prawne |
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| Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/osap/article/view/1885 |
| Summary: | Illegal logging is a significant problem of major international community concern because it has a devastating impact on some of the world’s most valuable remaining forests and contributes to tropical deforestation and forest degradation. Furthermore, it threatens biodiversity and undermines sustainable forest management, having a negative impact on poverty reduction, sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development. The article presents instruments adopted by the EU in order to combat illegal timber logging. The author describes their material scope and legal character, dividing them into two groups: internal and international legally binding instruments and soft law instruments, in order to answer the question about their legal character and position in the EU legal order and in national orders of the Member States. |
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| ISSN: | 1731-8297 2658-1922 |