Research Reports
ELI publishes Research Reports available for free download that present the analysis and conclusions of the policy studies ELI undertakes to improve environmental law and policy. These reports contribute to education of the profession and disseminate diverse points of view and opinions to stimulate a robust and creative exchange of ideas. Those publications, which express opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Institute, its Board of Directors, or funding organizations, exemplify ELI’s commitment to dialogue with all sectors.January 1995
Brazil has created an innovative conservation unit called an Extractive Reserve, which has significant potential for demonstrating the feasibility of sustainable development in tropical rainforests and other threatened ecosystems. Based on a progressive socio-economic concept that was developed by Chico Mendes and the National Council of Rubber Tappers, Brazil's Extractive Reserves are lands owned by the Federal Government which are set aside for the exclusive use of the rubber tappers or other traditional residents of the area.
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December 1994
This pamphlet provides basic information about the problem of indoor exposure to radon gas and suggests steps to take to reduce risks from radon in rental housing.
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Out Of Print
The new international environmental law, codified at the 1992 Earth Summit, calls for a synthesis of environmental protection measures and economic development activities, merging the demands of ecology, economic development, and equity. The Transition To Sustainable Development Law puts content into this concept, and seeks to infuse the main body of development law--property, contract, and tort--with ecological principles.
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Out Of Print
As the courts, the Congress, and state legislatures grapple with the issue of "regulatory takings"--when environmental regulation goes too far in precluding uses of private property to the point where government should compensate owners--a new ELI Research Brief declares that "regulation, including environmental regulation, developed as an essential partner to property rights as we know them. Property rights and environmental protection are interdependent, rather than conflicting."
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