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View article: Coral reef protection is fundamental to human rights
Coral reef protection is fundamental to human rights Open
The intensifying loss of coral reefs from global climate change and local stressors has seen international commitments targeted at conservation and repair, for example the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Fulfilling these ta…
View article: Introduction
Introduction Open
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book discusses the juridical thinking that has enshrined the land/sea divide into contemporary governmental infrastructures, …
View article: Genetic Freedom of the Seas in the Age of Extractivism
Genetic Freedom of the Seas in the Age of Extractivism Open
Areas beyond national jurisdiction are the largest environment on earth and marine genetic resources are its new, and perhaps final, frontier. It is no wonder, then, that the scope and protection of marine genetic resources in this oceanic…
View article: Ethical, legal, and social issues in the Earth BioGenome Project
Ethical, legal, and social issues in the Earth BioGenome Project Open
The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is an audacious endeavor to obtain whole-genome sequences of representatives from all eukaryotic species on Earth. In addition to the project’s technical and organizational challenges, it also faces compli…
View article: Wild Legalities: Animals and Settler Colonialism in Palestine/Israel
Wild Legalities: Animals and Settler Colonialism in Palestine/Israel Open
This article examines the underlying biopolitical premises of wildlife management in Palestine/Israel that make, remake, and unmake this region's settler colonial landscape. Drawing on interviews with Israeli nature officials and observati…
View article: Environmental justice, settler colonialism, and more-than-humans in the occupied West Bank: An introduction
Environmental justice, settler colonialism, and more-than-humans in the occupied West Bank: An introduction Open
Our special issue provides a first-of-its kind attempt to examine environmental injustices in the occupied West Bank through interdisciplinary perspectives, pointing to the broader settler colonial and neoliberal contexts within which they…
View article: Zoo Veterinarians Gone Wild: Meddling as Methodology in Times of Crisis
Zoo Veterinarians Gone Wild: Meddling as Methodology in Times of Crisis Open
Despite their centrality to the operation of contemporary accredited zoo and aquarium institutions, the work of zoo veterinarians has rarely been the focus of a critical analysis in the social science and humanities. Drawing on in-depth in…
View article: Nof Kdumim: Remaking the Ancient Landscape in East Jerusalem's National Parks
Nof Kdumim: Remaking the Ancient Landscape in East Jerusalem's National Parks Open
This article explores two national parks in East Jerusalem and their legal administration as the focus of contradictory and complementary attempts at preservation, colonization, and normalization. Drawing on in-depth interviews with, and o…
View article: Environmental Justice, Settler Colonialism, and More-than-Humans in the Occupied West Bank: An Introduction
Environmental Justice, Settler Colonialism, and More-than-Humans in the Occupied West Bank: An Introduction Open
Our special issue provides a first-of-its kind attempt to examine environmental injustices in the occupied West Bank through interdisciplinary perspectives, pointing to the broader settler colonial and neoliberal contexts within which they…
View article: Fleshy Encounters
Fleshy Encounters Open
This article aims to make visible expert practices that take place behind closed doors and that are perceived as being of no concern to the public, who wouldn’t understand them anyway. The experts that this article is concerned with are me…
View article: Fleshy Encounters: Meddling in the Lifeworlds of Zoo and Aquarium Veterinarians
Fleshy Encounters: Meddling in the Lifeworlds of Zoo and Aquarium Veterinarians Open
This article aims to make visible expert practices that take place behind closed doors and that are perceived as being of no concern to the public, who wouldn’t understand them anyway. The experts that this article is concerned with are me…
View article: Fleshy Encounters: Meddling with Zoo and Aquarium Veterinarians
Fleshy Encounters: Meddling with Zoo and Aquarium Veterinarians Open
This article aims to make visible expert practices that take place behind closed doors and that are perceived as being of no concern to the public, who wouldn’t understand them anyway. The experts that this article is concerned with are me…
View article: Shifting baselines in coral conservation
Shifting baselines in coral conservation Open
Reef-building corals are increasingly exposed to warming ocean temperatures. Their immediate response to this rise in temperature is to expel their symbiotic algae and turn white, or bleach. It is mainly for these reasons that corals have …
View article: Shifting Baselines in Coral Conservation
Shifting Baselines in Coral Conservation Open
Reef-building corals are increasingly exposed to warming ocean temperatures. Their immediate response to this rise in temperature is to expel their symbiotic algae and turn white, or bleach. It is mainly for these reasons that corals have …
View article: Fish Encounters: Aquariums and Their Veterinarians on a Rapidly Changing Planet
Fish Encounters: Aquariums and Their Veterinarians on a Rapidly Changing Planet Open
The extensive body of social science and humanities scholarship on zoos rarely discusses aquariums. Despite their independent historical trajectory and unique characteristics and challenges, aquariums are typically considered the younger s…
View article: Fish Encounters
Fish Encounters Open
The extensive body of social science and humanities scholarship on zoos rarely discusses aquariums. Despite their independent historical trajectory and unique characteristics and challenges, aquariums are typically considered the younger s…
View article: Silent Springs: The Nature of Water and Israel's Military Occupation
Silent Springs: The Nature of Water and Israel's Military Occupation Open
Drawing on interviews with, and observations of, officials from Israel’s Nature and Park Authority, fieldworkers from environmental and human rights nonprofits, and local Palestinian farmers, this article tells stories about springs in the…
View article: Living on Coral Time: Debating Conservation in the Anthropocene.
Living on Coral Time: Debating Conservation in the Anthropocene. Open
Coral scientists are dealing with an existential crisis and are divided between hope and despair in their approaches to coral conservation.
View article: Fish Encounters: Aquariums and their Veterinarians in a Rapidly Changing World
Fish Encounters: Aquariums and their Veterinarians in a Rapidly Changing World Open
The extensive body of social science and humanities scholarship on zoos rarely discusses aquariums. Despite their independent historical trajectory and unique characteristics and challenges, aquariums are typically considered the younger s…
View article: Saving Species, One Individual at a Time
Saving Species, One Individual at a Time Open
The role of zoo veterinarians has changed significantly in the last several decades, reflecting and revealing broader transformations in zoo culture, especially among North American accredited zoos. This article draws on several interviews…
View article: Renouncing Citizenship as Protest: Reflections by a Jewish Israeli Ethnographer
Renouncing Citizenship as Protest: Reflections by a Jewish Israeli Ethnographer Open
The events of summer 2014 and the painful realizations that they invoked have led me to consider renouncing my Israeli citizenship. Contemplating what may seem like a straightforward stance of resistance, I have come to realize how complex…
View article: Saving Species, One Individual at a Time: Zoo Veterinarians Between Welfare and Conservation
Saving Species, One Individual at a Time: Zoo Veterinarians Between Welfare and Conservation Open
The role of zoo veterinarians has changed significantly in the last several decades, reflecting and revealing broader transformations in zoo culture, especially among North American accredited zoos. This article draws on several interviews…
View article: Renouncing Citizenship as Protest: Reflections by a Jewish Israeli Ethnographer
Renouncing Citizenship as Protest: Reflections by a Jewish Israeli Ethnographer Open
Previous articleNext article FreeRenouncing Citizenship as Protest: Reflections by a Jewish Israeli EthnographerIrus BravermanIrus Braverman Search for more articles by this author Irus Braverman is Professor of Law at the University at Bu…
View article: Editing the Environment: Emerging Issues in Genetics and the Law
Editing the Environment: Emerging Issues in Genetics and the Law Open
Published as the introduction to Gene Editing, Law, and the Environment, Irus Braverman, ed.\nDeveloped in 2012, CRISPR-Cas9 is emerging as a powerful new genome engineering technology and as a locus of international concern over the ethic…