Papers by Giuseppe Poderati
Ecocycles, 2022
After several years of population growth, urbanization, rapid economic and growing depletion of n... more After several years of population growth, urbanization, rapid economic and growing depletion of natural resources, China’s environmental related challenges are nearing a tipping point. Following the ideal of creating an ecological civilization, China is on its way to greening socio-economic development. In fact, the ecological civilization is the primary conceptual key used by the People’s Republic of China capable of providing a coherent framework for adjustments to socio-economic development in the 21st century to allow people to live in health within the eco-environmental boundaries of the Earth during the current geological era of the Anthropocene. After delineating the features of the ecological civilization, this paper aims to analyze the legal regime of contaminated lands in China as outlined by the 2018 Soil Contamination Law in the light of making a stable and prosperous ecological civilization. Besides that, this paper examines the statutory definition of soil contaminatio...
Soil Security
This chapter provides the reader with a general overview about the nexus between women, indigenou... more This chapter provides the reader with a general overview about the nexus between women, indigenous peoples' land tenure rights and land governance issues. In particular, in both African and Latin American countries, ensuring indigenous peoples' collective rights to lands, territories, and natural resources is critical not just for their well-being, but also for resolving some of the world's most serious global challenges and for achieving most of the Sustainable Development Goals. Besides that, this chapter explores the phenomenon of land grabbing, precisely its main structure, features, and wide-ranging implications on a global scale. In point of fact, at global level, the phenomenon of land grabbing makes the indigenous people more vulnerable because it leads to the lack of recognition of the traditional access to their own land and natural resources. Undeniably, a fair and just redistribution of land is crucial for the progressive realization of the right to adequate food and right to life as well as for keeping a higher level of international food security.
Elsevier Soil Security Journal , 2022
This chapter provides the reader with a general overview about the nexus between women, indigenou... more This chapter provides the reader with a general overview about the nexus between women, indigenous peoples' land tenure rights and land governance issues. In particular, in both African and Latin American countries, ensuring indigenous peoples' collective rights to lands, territories, and natural resources is critical not just for their well-being, but also for resolving some of the world's most serious global challenges and for achieving most of the Sustainable Development Goals. Besides that, this chapter explores the phenomenon of land grabbing, precisely its main structure, features, and wide-ranging implications on a global scale. In point of fact, at global level, the phenomenon of land grabbing makes the indigenous people more vulnerable because it leads to the lack of recognition of the traditional access to their own land and natural resources. Undeniably, a fair and just redistribution of land is crucial for the progressive realization of the right to adequate food and right to life as well as for keeping a higher level of international food security.
Scientific Journal of European Ecocycles Society, 2022
After several years of population growth, urbanization, rapid economic and growing depletion of n... more After several years of population growth, urbanization, rapid economic and growing depletion of natural resources, China's environmental related challenges are nearing a tipping point. Following the ideal of creating an ecological civilization 生态文明, China is on its way to greening socioeconomic development. In fact, the ecological civilization is the primary conceptual key used by the People's Republic of China capable of providing a coherent framework for adjustments to socioeconomic development in the 21 st century to allow people to live in health within the eco-environmental boundaries of the Earth during the current geological era of the Anthropocene. After delineating the features of the ecological civilization, this paper aims to analyze the legal regime of contaminated lands in China as outlined by the 2018 Soil Contamination Law in the light of making a stable and prosperous ecological civilization. Besides that, this paper examines the statutory definition of soil contamination under the law describing the environmental legislative frameworks.
Chinese Journal of Environmental Law
This article argues that climate change policies should be designed as far as possible with the i... more This article argues that climate change policies should be designed as far as possible with the involvement of civil society at large, as it is an existential problem that concerns the whole of humanity. It is suggested that in the Chinese context, the legal system and political decision-making processes could better address climate change for example, through the participatory processes promoted by the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 1992 and subsequent instruments. The article explores the possibility of adopting a hybrid approach in China by developing an interactive platform linking the relevant components of civil society in order to gather critical expertise and insights from the community as a whole. A hybrid approach would be directed at combining the current top-down approach with a bottom-up approach, which would potentially contribute to an increase in transparency and accountability in legislative and political decision-making processes to produce the best...
La Convenzione di Minamata sull'uso del mercurio è stata adottata alla Conferenza dei Plenipotenz... more La Convenzione di Minamata sull'uso del mercurio è stata adottata alla Conferenza dei Plenipotenziari nell'ottobre 2013. Certamente, questo documento storico è considerato come il primo accordo multilaterale ambientale che si concentra specificamente su una sostanza pericolosa con effetti intossicanti per la salute umana e l'ambiente. Poiché milioni di persone in tutto il mondo sono esposte agli effetti tossici del mercurio, questa Convenzione aiuta a proteggere sia l'ambiente che il diritto alla salute. Pertanto, tale Convenzione-beneficiando del cd. sistema BRS dedicato alla categoria delle sostanze chimiche pericolose-regola l'uso del mercurio relativo a cinque aree diverse delle attività umane: commercio, estrazione mineraria, stoccaggio e smaltimento, estrazione mineraria d'oro su piccola scala. La Convenzione di Minamata è uno strumento legale innovativo ed ambizioso, che nel tentativo di regolare l'uso del mercurio a livello globale, obbliga sostanzialmente gli Stati a cercare alternative e, infine, a eliminare gradualmente l'uso di questa particolare sostanza. Questa Convenzione rappresenta un passo avanti nella regolamentazione del ciclo di vita del mercurio prevedendo misure rigorose. Tuttavia, si dovrebbe notare che l'efficacia della Convenzione dipende fortemente dalla volontà politica degli stati e delle organizzazioni di integrazione economica regionale che devono stabilire le misure adeguate a livello nazionale per consentire a sé stessi di adempiere ai propri obblighi a seguito del processo di ratifica. È necessario sottolineare che l'eliminazione graduale del mercurio, a livello nazionale e globale, significherebbe conciliare la protezione ambientale con lo sviluppo economico odierno.
Iscritta con delibera 16.06.2020 nell'Elenco Speciale dei direttori responsabili di periodici o r... more Iscritta con delibera 16.06.2020 nell'Elenco Speciale dei direttori responsabili di periodici o riviste a carattere scientifico annesso all'Albo dei Giornalisti della Lombardia
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