LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; FROM THE EDITORS IN CHIEF; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; I ARTICLES; An Implementation Perspective on International Law of Genetic Resources: Incentive, Consistency, and Effective Operation; Do We Need a New Access and Benefit-Sharing Instrument?; International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Legal and Policy Questions from Adoption to Implementation; Non-Conventional Uses of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: The Situation of International Centres under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; Liability and Redress for Modern Biotechnology; II THE YEAR IN REVIEW; General Developments; Air and Atmosphere; Fresh Water; Oceans; Energy; Hazardous Substances and Waste, Other Than Nuclear; International Commons/Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction; Natural Resource Management and Conservation; International Economy and the Environment; Country/Region Reports; Reports from International Courts and Tribunals; Reports on International Organizations and Bodies; III LITERATURE REVIEW; Roda Mushkat, International Environmental Law and Asian Values: Legal Norms and Cultural Influences; Nada Al-Duaij, Environmental Law of Armed Conflict; Nicolas de Sadeleer and Charles-Hubert Born, Droit international et communautaire de la biodiversite; INDEX