{"product_id":"eu-free-trade-agreements-and-the-biodiversity-crisis","title":"EU Free Trade Agreements and the Biodiversity Crisis","description":"This book examines how biodiversity is addressed within the European Union’s free trade agreements (FTAs), and whether these instruments can meaningfully mitigate biodiversity loss linked to global trade and European consumption.   Biodiversity underpins the global economy, yet international trade has become a significant driver of ecosystem degradation and species loss - often displaced beyond EU borders to countries of the Global South. This book investigates the EU’s responsibility within this dynamic and asks whether trade law, and particularly the Trade and Sustainable Development chapters of EU FTAs, can be adapted to respond to the escalating biodiversity crisis.   Combining innovative quantitative text-mining techniques with detailed qualitative legal analysis, the book offers both a panoramic and close-up view of 28 EU FTAs concluded between 2000 and 2023. It maps how biodiversity is referenced across agreements, develops a novel taxonomy of EU approaches to biodiversity protection, and evaluates the strength, precision, and enforceability of relevant provisions. Through in-depth case studies of EU trade agreements with South and Central American partners, the book further assesses whether FTAs address the direct and indirect biodiversity impacts of traded goods, from land-use change to fisheries and agricultural commodities.   Engaging with debates on environmental justice, eco-colonialism, and Global North-Global South relations, the book situates EU trade policy within broader legal, political, and scientific discussions. It concludes with concrete recommendations for designing and implementing trade agreements that are better equipped to protect biodiversity. This is an essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners working at the intersection of international trade law, environmental law, and EU external relations.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57613227065717,"sku":"9781048002508","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/eu-free-trade-agreements-and-the-biodiversity-crisis","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}