The fundamentl contribution of law-jurisprudence-environmental policy trilogy. Ecosystem services protection in Argentina
Abstract
This paper is focused on the legal and jurisprudential analysis of the ecosystem services provided by forests and wetlands in Argentina during 2000-2012. The study is based on: (a) documentary search and analysis (laws and case-laws); (b) the direct observation method; c) the casestudy approach; and (d) the comparative-descriptive analysis. The primary and secondary data gathered by authors denotes a lack of public policies on ecosystem services in Argentina. On the other hand, due to the fact that there is no political decision about the obligation to pay for these services and any legal parameter pre-established, the economic value of ecosystem services is arbitrary and based on subjective judgment. The article concludes with a proposal for environmental policy oriented towards the implementation of phytoremediation processes to improve water quality in environments wooded riverbank.
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