The law and economics of feral extermination: Legal and economic answers to eradicating the cane toad

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Martin, Rhett. 2015. "The law and economics of feral extermination: Legal and economic answers to eradicating the cane toad." Environmental and Planning Law Journal. 32 (2), pp. 115-130.

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Article Title	The law and economics of feral extermination: Legal and economic answers to eradicating the cane toad
ERA Journal ID	17107
Article Category	Article
Author	Martin, Rhett
Journal Title	Environmental and Planning Law Journal
Journal Citation	32 (2), pp. 115-130
Number of Pages	16
Year	2015
Publisher	Lawbook Co.
Place of Publication	Australia
ISSN	0813-300X
Web Address (URL)	https://www.westlaw.com.au/maf/wlau/app/document?docguid=I6a2ae496bbb811e480a69619c9f10308&isTocNav=true&tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&startChunk=1&endChunk=1
Abstract	The cane toad is a major environmental threat, but programs for its eradication/control are fragmented, ad hoc and seriously underfunded. They reflect a legal regime for feral eradication hampered by inefficient coordination and inconsistent legislative regimes, resulting in suboptimal eradication strategies created and managed at departmental level. The threat abatement plan (TAP) initiated by the federal government is hampered by this legal environment. There is no system in use in Australia for valuing biodiversity. As a result there is no accepted method to value biodiversity loss caused by the toad. Until that is rectified the underfunding of feral extermination will probably continue and our biodiversity will continue to decline as a result. Recommendations are made for legal reform of feral extermination laws, which should reflect the scale of the threat determined by a proper system for valuing biodiversity loss.
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	480299. Environmental and resources law not elsewhere classified
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Byline Affiliations	School of Law and Justice
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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