Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection?
Using original data derived from the thematic analysis of three international agreements and the 2016 Conference of the Parties (COP) and Meeting of the Parties (MOP) Decisions, this article examines the incorporation of technology and technological innovation in the biological diversity regime. It...
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| description | Using original data derived from the thematic analysis of three international agreements and the 2016 Conference of the Parties (COP) and Meeting of the Parties (MOP) Decisions, this article examines the incorporation of technology and technological innovation in the biological diversity regime. It finds that that the biodiversity regime incorporates discourses of ecological modernisation and prioritises technological innovation for biodiversity loss, particularly in the 2016 COP and MOP Decisions.
The empirical analysis indicates that themes regarding progress, 'improving' the environment and the role of technology in mediating economic growth and development are embedded in references to technology and technological innovation. Drawing on an ecofeminist perspective, this article examines how these themes highlight the prioritisation of technological innovation to prevent biodiversity loss. The author concludes that this prioritisation inhibits opportunities to fully engage with developing alternative approaches towards resolving environmental problems as these approaches require a re-evaluation of the societal institutions and practices that exploit and destroy the non-human environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d40ce1fec860453caf5aeef696ca8a782022-12-21T18:56:43ZengQueensland University of TechnologyLaw, Technology and Humans2652-40742019-09-0110012810.5204/lthj.v1i1.12201220Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection?Kate Wilkinson Cross0De Montfort UniversityUsing original data derived from the thematic analysis of three international agreements and the 2016 Conference of the Parties (COP) and Meeting of the Parties (MOP) Decisions, this article examines the incorporation of technology and technological innovation in the biological diversity regime. It finds that that the biodiversity regime incorporates discourses of ecological modernisation and prioritises technological innovation for biodiversity loss, particularly in the 2016 COP and MOP Decisions. The empirical analysis indicates that themes regarding progress, 'improving' the environment and the role of technology in mediating economic growth and development are embedded in references to technology and technological innovation. Drawing on an ecofeminist perspective, this article examines how these themes highlight the prioritisation of technological innovation to prevent biodiversity loss. The author concludes that this prioritisation inhibits opportunities to fully engage with developing alternative approaches towards resolving environmental problems as these approaches require a re-evaluation of the societal institutions and practices that exploit and destroy the non-human environment.https://lthj.qut.edu.au/article/view/1220ecological modernisation theoryecofeminismtechnological innovationinternational lawbiodiversitytechnology |
| spellingShingle | Kate Wilkinson Cross Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection? Law, Technology and Humans ecological modernisation theory ecofeminism technological innovation international law biodiversity technology |
| title | Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection? |
| title_full | Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection? |
| title_fullStr | Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection? |
| title_short | Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection? |
| title_sort | technological innovations tackling biodiversity loss solutions or misdirection |
| topic | ecological modernisation theory ecofeminism technological innovation international law biodiversity technology |
| url | https://lthj.qut.edu.au/article/view/1220 |
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