This book covers the role of justice in global environmental governance, principles of environmental justice, judicial protection of biodiversity, judicial response to climate change, including criminal, civil, administrative, public interest litigation, ecological and environmental damages litigation and other types of environmental resources litigation. With rich content, strong typical significance, great influence and complete system, this book is of great significance for improving international environmental legal rules and continuously deepening environmental legal exchanges and cooperation with countries and international organizations around the world.

Environment and Resources Division of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for cases of first and second instance involving environmental disputes handled by the Supreme People’s Court and examines trials of cases involving environmental or resource disputes where the defendant challenges a judgment or ruling by a lower people’s court.