This book presents an important discussion on future options for sustainable soil management in Africa from various perspectives, including national soil protection regulations, the role of tenure rights, the work of relevant international institutions such as the UNCCD and FAO, and regional and international cooperation. This first volume of the new subseries Regional Perspectives to the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy includes contributions by African and international experts alike. Given the range of key topics covered, the book offers an indispensable tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field. The “International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy – Regional Perspectives” series discusses central questions in law and politics that concern the protection and sustainable management of soil and land in different regions of the world.

Der Schutz und die nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung von Boden sind eine Vorbedingung fur nachhaltige Entwicklung und Nahrungsmittelsicherheit. Afrika ist derzeit noch der Kontinent mit der geringsten Bodendegradation, der Druck auf Boden ist aber enorm hoch. Faktoren wie Armut, Hunger, Ubernutzung, Uberbevolkerung und Klimawandel verstarken den Trend. Vor diesem Hintergrund liefert das Werk "African Soil Protection Law" eine vergleichende Analyse der rechtlichen, gesellschaftlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen. Basierend auf Landerstudien in Kamerun, Kenia und Sambia werden die wichtigsten Probleme und Herausforderungen vergleichend analysiert und herausgearbeitet. Das Werk unterbreitet einige konkrete Empfehlungen, um einen effektiveren Bodenschutz zu erreichen. Diese Empfehlungen sowie die Analyse der komplexen und interdisziplinaren Fragen sind auch - vergleichend und richtungsweisend - fur Akteure im Themenfeld in anderen Kontinenten und Rechtsordnungen von hohem Interesse. Herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel und Dr. Harald Ginzky Mit Beitragen von Dr. Harald Ginzky, Prof. Dr. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Prof. Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel, Dr. Pamela Sambo und Prof. Dr. Christopher Tamasang. Unter Mitwirkung von Laurent Cyrille Aimee Effala, Larissa Houston, Irene Kamunge, Dr. Ivonne Nana Afua, Andrew Nkunika, Dr. Katharina Ruppel Schlichting, Ivo T. Tassah, James K. Yatich und Nelly Zulu. Mit Vorworten von Jacquiline Amongin, Mitglied des Parlaments der Republik Uganda sowie Vorsitzende der Allianz fur die nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele des Pan-Afrikanischen Parlaments der Afrikanischen Union; Martin Jager, Staatssekretar, Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, Deutschland und Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, Prasident, Umweltbundesamt, Deutschland.

This book presents an important discussion on the implementation of sustainable soil management in Africa from a range of governance perspectives. It addresses aspects such as the general challenges in Africa with regard to soil management; the structural deficiencies in legal, organizational and institutional terms; and specific policies at the national level, including land cover policies and persistent organic pollutants. This fourth volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy is divided into four parts, the first of which deals with several aspects of the theme “sustainable soil management in Africa.” In turn, the second part covers recent international developments, the third part presents regional and national reports (i.a. Mexico, USA and Germany), and the fourth discusses cross-cutting issues(i.a. on rural-urban interfaces). Given the range of key topics covered, the book offers an indispensible tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field. The “International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy” is a book series that discusses central questions in law and politics with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil and land – at the international, national and regional level.

This book presents an important discussion on land tenure rights for the effective implementation of sustainable soil management provisions. It investigates a variety of aspects, such as the clash of modern and traditional tenure concepts, forms of illegal or illegitimate land acquisition, and the preconditions for legal and legitimate investments. In addition, the book analyses the challenges to ensuring secure land tenure rights in Africa and in Germany. Lastly, it provides information on the role of women in this context. This fifth volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy is divided into four parts, the first of which deals with various aspects of the theme “Land Tenure Rights and Sustainable Soil Management”. The second part covers recent international developments, the third part presents regional and national reports, and the fourth discusses overarching issues. Given the range of key topics covered, the book offers an indispensable tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field. The “International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy” series discusses central questions in law and politics with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil and land – at the international, national, and regional level.

The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development placed a responsibility on States to protect the local, regional and global environment, especially problems shared by the whole community such as soil degradation. The knowledge of the severe degradation situation of the world's soils and of the poor state of the soil legislation led the IUCN to pass a Soil Resolution at its World Congress in October 2000 for the IUCN Environmental Law Program to develop legal guidelines, explanatory material and investigate a global legal instrument for the sustainable use of soils, while paying particular attention to the ecological needs of soil and their ecological functions for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life. This book discusses an ecological-based rationale for new international, national and regional legislation and institutional frameworks for sustainable soil, and a basis for the preparation of the instruments.

The first volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy includes an important discussion on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals that are the basis for the post-2015 development agenda up to the year 2030; the Yearbook focuses in particular on Goal 15, which includes achieving a “land degradation-neutral world.” It also provides a comprehensive and highly informative overview of the latest developments at the international level, important cross-disciplinary issues and different approaches in national legislation. The book is divided into four sections. Forewords by internationally renowned academics and politicians are followed by an analysis of the content and structure of the Sustainable Development Goals with regard to soil and land as well as the scientific methods for their implementation. In addition, all relevant international regimes are discussed, including the latest developments, such as the decisions made at the 12th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The next section deals with cross-disciplinary issues relevant to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals like the right to food, land tenure, migration and the “Economics of Land Degradation” initiative. The last section gathers reports on the development of national legislation from various nations and supra-national entities, including Brazil, China, the European Union, Mongolia, Namibia and the United States. Addressing this broad range of key topics, the book offers an indispensible tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field. The “International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy” is a book series that discusses the central questions of law and politics with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil and land – at the international, national and regional level.