Contents

pp v-xiv

List of Authors

pp xv-xviii

Introduction

pp 1-8

PART I - Tools in General

pp 9-10

Towards More Sustainable EU Environmental Law

pp 11-28

The Programmatic Approach to Achieving Sustainability in Environmental Law: Is it Possible?

pp 29-44

An Analysis of the Circular Economy Legislative Package: A New Paradigm vs The Old Waste Law

pp 45-58

Preconditions and Constraints of Effective Private Environmental Governance

pp 59-78

Why Reality and Truth Matter in Environmental Law

pp 79-96

PART II - TOOLS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PARIS AGREEMENT

pp 97-98

Towards a Cumulative Effect in Combating Climate Change with Special Focus on Disaster Risk Reduction: Paris Agreement, SDGs and the Sendai Framework

pp 99-108

Directive 2003/4/EC as a Tool to Learn from the Successes and Failures of the EU ETS: Reflecting on the EU Emission Trading System

pp 109-128

Finding the Spearhead of the EU Low-Carbon Energy Transition

pp 129-146

Energy Return on Energy Investment (EROI): Implications for EU Climate and Environmental Law

pp 147-162

Restoration by Private Entities in Indonesia: A Hope in Saving ‘Sinks’?

pp 163-184

PART III - TOOLS FOR HALTING THE LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY

pp 185-186

Rights of Nature as an Unlikely Saviour for the EU’s Threatened Species and Habitats: A Critical Introduction to a Revolutionary Idea

pp 187-206

A Comparative Analysis of the Selection of Species and Establishment of their Natural Habitats in the US and the EU: Protecting Nature from People

pp 207-222

The Impact of National and EU Criminal Law on the Protection of Biodiversity

pp 223-240

Overabundant Ungulates Causing Biodiversity Loss and Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Role of the National Law and Governance Structure in the Italian Jurisprudence

pp 241-250

Legislation to Manage Invasive Alien Plants in England: What is the Meaning of ‘Landowner Responsibility’?

pp 251-264

PART IV - TOOLS FOR ACHIEVING WATER SECURITY

pp 265-266

Reporting Mechanism under the Water Convention: Innovation in the Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources?

pp 267-280

The Concept of Environmental Damage According to Directive 2004/35 and the Derogation under Article 4(7) of Directive 2000/60: How to Effectively Remedy Water Damage

pp 281-298

Challenges and Prospects on the Application of Directive 92/43/EEC on Marine Ecosystems: Need for a New Legal Framework?

pp 299-312

Fees for Water Services in the New Polish Water Law Act: A Step Towards Transition to Sustainability?

pp 313-326

About the Editors

pp 327-327