This Article is based on a presentation to the Vermont Law Review Symposium, "Habitat for Human Rights: Environmental Degradation and Human Rights." It begins by highlighting three general scenarios where environmental and human rights laws intersect, and then examines the experience of...

This paper surveys the current state of knowledge concerning the value of the Amazon rainforest, including a survey of work to date to quantify changes in economic values when the rainforest cover changes. The focus is on local and regional impacts of forest loss or protection, including both...