The Norwegian chain of wildlife treaty effectiveness

• In Event: Criminal Justice, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Rights in the Anthropocene

Abstract

The international community has trusted treaties with the task of protecting wildlife. Yet, the text of a treaty alone has little effect on the practices that harm wildlife. Rather, for a treaty to be effective in preserving nature, many links in a chain have to work smoothly and strongly. States have to: 1) be willing to ratify the treaty; 2) change their domestic legislation to adopt the goals of the treaty; and 3) allocate resources to implement the measures through which the goals will be achieved. Stakeholders must: 1) know, directly or indirectly, of the treaty and their goals; 2) embrace the treaty contents by incorporating them into their worldviews; and 3) act following the treaty mandates. Successfully completing all those tasks along a chain is a tall order. This presentation, using Norway as an example, explores the chain of wildlife treaty effectiveness.

Author

• David Rodriguez Goyes, University of Oslo