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Handling Global Challenges
Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in a Global World
EU, US, California and Comparative Perspectives

New - Edited Volume

Edited Volume
	Jo Swinnen, David Vogel, Axel Marx, Heddy Riss and Jan Wouters (2009) Handling Global Challenges Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in a Global World - EU, US, California and Comparative Perspectives. Leuven: Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies To download the report click here. To order a printed copy please contact Mrs. Sofie Verbeeck
Executive Summary
	To download the executive summary click here.

Working Papers

The following papers were prepared for the project.

• Alemanno Alberto
  • How to get out of the transatlantic regulatory deadlock over GMOs? This is time for regulatory cooperation
    
    
• Ansell Chris & Balsiger Joerg
  • Pesticide regulation in the EU and California
    
    
• Biedenkopf Katja
  • Policy Diffusion and Environmental Pioneership: Insights for Transatlantic Cooperation fostering Biodiversity and Biosafety?
    
    
• Bouleau Gabrielle & Kondolf Matt
  • Rivers of Diversity: Evolving Water Regulation in California and the European Union
    
    
• Carlson Ann
  • California motor vehicle emissions standards and federalism
    
    
• Farber Daniel
  • Legal Guidelines for Cooperation between the European Union and American State Governments
    
    
• Hanemann Michael & Busch Chris
  • Climate Change Policy in California: Balancing Market versus Regulation
    
    
• Hioureas Christina & Cain Bruce
  • Transatlantic environmental regulation-making: Strengthening cooperation between California and the European Union
    
    
• Hochman Gal, Rausser Gordon & Zilberman David
  • US versus EU Biotechnology regulations and comparative advantage implications for future conflicts and trade
    
    
• Kaditi Eleni
  • Biosafety from an EU perspective
    
    
• Karp Larry & Zhao Jinhua
  • EU-California environmental agreements: The role of trade in emissions permits and escape clauses
    
    
• McGinnis Michael
  • Addressing Biodiversity Loss in a Changing Climate: The Importance of Coastal Marine Ecosystem-Based Regulatory Policy in the Euro-Mediterranean, United States and California
    
    
• Meuwese Anne
  • EU-US Horizontal Regulatory Cooperation. Two global regulatory powers converging on how to assess regulatory impacts?
    
    
• Nitsch Heike, Manale Andrew & Osterburg Bernhard
  • Agriculture and the conservation of wildlife biodiversity - comparative analysis of policies in the USA and the EU
    
    
• Reinecke Sabine, Pistorius Till, Schmitt Christine, Hauber Jürgen & Winkel Georg
  • The Environmental Leader - Entangled in Institutional Chains? An analysis of the European Union’s role in international forest biodiversity policy; the case of genetically modified trees
  
  
• Schwarzman Megan & Wilson Michael
  • Green chemistry and chemicals policy in the United States and the European Union: The role of policy collaboration in addressing global environmental issues
    
    
• Smith Adam
  • International biodiversity governance and the outpacing of policy by threats: How can conservation regimes address global climate change?
    
    
• Torriti Jacopo & Löfstedt Ragnar
  • To compete or to cooperate? This is an Impact Assessment question
    
    
• van Waarden Frans
  • Regulating across borders: Public and private regulation of biodiversity
    
    
• Winickoff David & Klein Kendra
  • Food labeling as environmental regime: A comparison across California, the United States, and the European Union
    
    
• Wouters Jan, Marx Axel & Hachez Nicolas
  • Private Standards, Global Governance and Transatlantic Cooperation - The Case of Global Food Safety Governance