This is an introduction to the special issue on environmental laws and sustainability of the on-line peer review journal, Sustainability. In this introduction, we attempt to synthesize key lessons from the issue’s ten substantive articles. These lessons involve the use of law to achieve...

In recent years, Near Earth Objects (NEOs) have caused increasing concerns amongst space scientists and policy makers. While attacks on earth from NEOs are rare, the atmospheric impact of an about 20-meter asteroid near Chelyabinsk/Russia in February 2013, served as a warning that asteroid/comet...

Based on a comprehensive treaty survey, the article presents the general approaches to sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Chinese International Investment Agreements (IIAs). With the global trend towards investor responsibilisation, a new generation of investment policies places inclusive...

The policy of sustainable development requires reductions in growth of human populations to promote environmental sustainability and economic development. The objective is to control environmental catastrophism and advance financial growth with population policies on a global scale to foster...

The ability to protect and safeguard cultural heritage is of vital importance to some communities. Without the ability to maintain control over these expressions, external subjects could freely appropriate them, which could negatively affect the community’s identity, spirituality, and general...

Poverty does not only cause environmental degradation, but it often also leads to a significant drain on the cultural wealth of societies. What cultural and natural heritage have in common is that they are non-renewable resources, and many approaches and mechanisms for their protection are very...