@phdthesis{GalloBarbosaLima2017, author = {Gallo Barbosa Lima, Patricia}, title = {Brazil in the global forest governance: the Brazilian initiative of developing a national strategy on REDD+ policies}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus4-43989}, school = {BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is now a significant piece of the international climate agreement. This present dissertation aims to investigate the overall framework of REDD+ development as a national strategy in Brazil. Moreover, it focuses on identifying the major challenges and policy constraints of this development design process. A further aim is at the end of the research to proffer pathways for improvement of domestic forest governance in Brazil. Using the sustainable forest landscape governance approach as the overarching conceptual for an effective REDD+ implementation within the Brazilian context and, building on this analysis, the conclusions advance some considerations on what features should be prioritized in the development and establishment of the Brazilian REDD+ national strategy. This dissertation is a grounded theoretical analysis and is centered on the conception that although REDD+ is strongly treated by the Federal Government as an expansion of it's actions with regard to sustainable development, by turning forests into an economic asset and strengthening institutions and laws, it is much more likely that Brazil can deal with the environmental challenges it has been facing.}, subject = {REDD+; Landscape approach; Forest governance; Brazil; Grounded analysis; REDD+; Landschaftsansatz; Wald-Governance; Brasilien; Grundlegende theoretische Analyse; REDD; Landschaftsanalyse; Brasilien; Wald{\"o}kosystem; Umweltpolitik}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Goebelbecker2016, author = {Goebelbecker, Joel}, title = {Risk management of nanotechnologies within German legislation}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus4-40795}, school = {BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Nanotechnologies allow for the production of completely new materials in a wide range of industries and technical fields and are also recognised as one of the most important technological sectors for the future. The growing nanotechnological industry is rapidly generating new forms of materials; however, little is known about the behaviour of these substances, in particular their particle form and their impact on different ecological systems and the life within them. Concerns have been raised about the safety and regulation of nanomaterials, following a number of studies that indicated that some nanomaterials are able to cause adverse effects on living objects. This data, as well as increasing production volumes and commercialisation, the capability of crossing biological barriers and the increased physico-chemical activities of nanoparticles, when compared to their bulk counterparts, have triggered concern (Bar{\´o} et al., 2001; Kear et al., 2012) about their impacts on health and safety. In Germany, nanoparticles, nanotechnological products, their production processes and their disposal are generally subject to the prevailing law of the German legal system, especially with respect to the authorization of equipment, permissions regarding chemicals and other product groups, and the protection of employees and the environment. With regard to nanotechnologies, however, the question arises as to whether the present legal regulations are adequate, and/or whether regulative gaps occur because of specific new products, materials or process characteristics. Accordingly, based on the analysis of the relevant state-of-the-art technology and science, and an evaluation of existing, as well as projectable, future national legislation on this matter, this work aims to identify regulative gaps in the relevant standardisation procedures and to point out possible adjustments. Although nanomaterials are covered by the general scope of many of the existing legislative frameworks, it is often unclear if current regulation is actually applicable for specific questions of nanomaterials and their diverse applications. In particular, there is a lack of sufficient knowledge of the risks, which could lead to imbalanced legal protection against any threats that may arise. However, it is recognised that adjustments are needed, and legal amendments have been repeatedly proposed by expert committees, policymakers, industry members and non-governmental organisations (European Parliament, 2009). Nonetheless, very few revisions have been made to date, so the existing regulations are not considered adequate to deal with all kinds of nanomaterials in both the short and long term. Current legislation needs to be adapted immediately to reflect the challenges posed by current nanomaterials and their applications.}, subject = {Legal; Legislation; Nano; Nanotechnology; Risk; Recht; Rechtsordnung; Nano; Nanotechnologie; Risiko; Deutschland; Nanotechnologie; Risiko; Rechtssystem}, language = {en} }