Legal Global Environmental Protection

GEP 1
LEGAL GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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GEP 2
INTRODUCTION
Global Environmental Protection involves the negotiated bilateral and regional agreements on
global environmental treaties meant to protect the global environment for the implementation of
sustainable development. GEP aims at promoting the rich and complex body of international
environmental policy and law for an environmentally sustainable future. The Global
Environmental Protection has been achieved through action plans, a rich body of treaties, as well
as other instruments (Hunter, 2019). The major reason for the establishment of GEP is to
mitigate the climate change that has resulted into the accumulation of toxic chemicals in every
organism, reduction in the fish population, extinction of species, deterioration of ozone layer.
Development of GEP
The Global Environmental Protection was first established in Rio Earth Summit in 1992 which is
known to the turning point for global environmental policy. The Summit was meant to merge the
economic development and environmental protection which are the two significant international
concerns that have to change on different tracks between the 1980s and 1970s (Anon., 2019).
The Need for GEP
Due to the serious climatic changes that were being experienced globally such as, the
accumulation of toxic chemicals in every organism, reduction in fish population, extinction of
species, deterioration of ozone layer, there was need for policies and treaties to promote
sustainable development by majorly focusing on economic justice and environmental protection
(Alcamo, 2017).

GEP 3
Importance of Ecological Sustainable Development
Biodiversity
Biodiversity refers to the measure of variation at the ecosystem, species, and genetic level or the
variability and variety of life on earth. The variety of life on Earth is significant for the welfare
of the future and current generations. The ecologically sustainable development is involved in
the sustainability, restoration, and conservation of the biological diversity (Martin, et al.,
2013). Ecologically sustainable development provides enabling conditions for the sustainable
and conservation use of biodiversity, for reducing the drivers of biodiversity loss, and more
equitable sharing of benefits.
Intergenerational Equity
Ecologically sustainable development promotes intergenerational equity by ensuring that the
productivity, diversity, and health of the present generation is enhanced or maintained for the
benefit of the next generation. Intergenerational equity prevents the continued depletion of
natural resources which may be a substantial burden to the next generation (Spijkers, 2018).
Intergenerational equity represents an international environmental law that is widely recognized
for the preservation of the environment and natural resources for the next generation.
Intragenerational Equity
Intragenerational equity deals with equity among the same generation in terms of the use of
resources. This principle of ecologically sustainable development provides the duties and rights
to every individual of a single generation to take care and use the non-renewable and renewable
resources between the members of the generation. The resources which are not conserved for the
next generation and are available for the present generation must be distributed equally among