Alexios Antypas

Central European University | CEU · Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy

International voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives such as international codes of conduct, non-financial reporting standards and governance principles have displayed an exponential growth trend in recent decades, in response to growing recognition of the need for a policy response to the harmful social and environmental effects of...

This paper improves our understanding of failed implementation in the European Union by studying a case whereby a member state has transposed legislation but failed to comply with it. Drawing on existing literature on transposition deficits, this paper creates a framework for interrogating implementation failures in the EU's multi-level governance...

Human-wildlife conflicts are the product of socio-economic and political landscapes and are contentious because the resources concerned have economic value and species are often high profile and legally protected. Within a governance framework, we detail institutional roles and the effectiveness of policies and practices of controlling damage-causi...

Here we present research findings on the policies and practices of damage-causing animal (DCA) control in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

The European Union (EU) has confined its moves and plans on the front of human rights law and environmental regulation to the matter of securing standing for individuals and civil society organizations in environmental proceedings in the context of environmental protection, health and human rights although a basis exists to extend anti-discriminati...

Introduction: Taken as a whole, the experience of European countries in transition (CITs) represents a unique contribution to the sustainable development discourse, globally and regionally. At one historical moment, transition redefined the context for sustainable development discourse in Europe. Yet, surprisingly, the lessons learned in human, tec...

Despite the relatively high potential contribution of renewable energy sources (RES) to the energy mixes of the countries in Central Europe and the officially stated support for RES deployment, progress towards implementing that commitment has been slow. This article examines the content and coherence of support schemes for the promotion of RES ado...

This article traces the development of principles - now called "Governance Principles for Foreign Direct Investment in Hazardous Activities" - from their inception to the present, places them in the context of overall efforts to improve corporate social and environmental responsibility, and lays out options for future action. It begins with an over...

Environmental assessment (EA) systems in the countries-in-transition (CITs) in Central and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia have been significantly reformed over the last decade. Considerable research efforts have focused on the degree to which EA in this region conforms to best international practice, functions well and results in environ...

If anything positive can result from human-caused disasters, it is that they often lead to reform. The cyanide spill at Baia Mare, Romania from the Aurul SA gold mining operation in January 2000 resulted not only in environmental damage of continental significance (100 tons of cyanide released into waterways), and in victims who have not been compe...

If anything positive can result from human-caused disasters, it is that they often lead to reform. The cyanide spill at Baia Mare, Romania, from the Aurul SA gold mining operation in January 2000, resulted not only in environmental damage of continental significance (100 tons of cyanide released into waterways), and in victims who have not been com...

Mining gold with the use of cyanide has always been an inherently dangerous activity requiring strict regulatory oversight and the application of appropriate technology to prevent environmental harm. The cyanide spill from the Aurul S.A. gold-mining operation in Baia Mare, Romania, was a warning to the international community that legal and institu...

The following report was prepared by University scientists through cooperative agreement, project science staff, or contractors as part of the ongoing efforts of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, co-managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. It was prepared for the express purpose of compiling info...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1998 By 1991, federal timber harvesting on federal lands in the Pacific Northwest had virtually ceased. Court injunctions barred the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management from making new timber sales because the agencies had violated laws protecting wildlife. Specifically, the federal agenc...