Using examples from this unit, explain the ways in which environmental law is both successful and unsuccessful in preventing environmental degradation.

Environmental law enables solutions but is not

necessarily a panacea for resolving environmental

degradation. Using examples from this unit, explain the

ways in which environmental law is both successful and

unsuccessful in preventing environmental degradation.

Your response must include reflection on:

• Protected areas (e.g. World Heritage sites and/or

Ramsar Wetlands); and

• Biodiversity conservation; and

• Ethical dimensions to the issues.