Poverty alleviation and environmental law

Introduction -- Part I. Linkages between human rights, the environment and poverty -- Using law and equity for the poor and the environment / Dinah Shelton -- The right of access to water in South Africa / Michael Kidd -- Part II. Environmental degradation and poverty : what is at stake for aboriginal peoples? -- Climate change impacts on the poor : a case-study of Australia's indigenous population and the impact of Australia's response on this population / Karen Bubna-Litic -- The quest for environmental justice on a Canadian aboriginal reserve / Sidra Sabzwari and Dayna Nadine Scott -- Whaling and dealing: aboriginal subsistence whaling, politics and poverty / Ed Couzens -- Part III. The need for public participation in environmental issues to combat poverty -- The role of public engagement in achieving environmental justice / LeRoy C. (Lee) Paddock -- The right of access to information as a tool for environmental protection and poverty eradication in Mexico / Carla D. Aceves-Avila