英文摘要 |
Climate change is a critical and contemporary issue. It strongly affects the natural environment upon which the ecosystem and society depend. In order to achieve “sustainable development” within a society, it is necessary to reconcile the legal system with the purpose of “sustainable development.” In this thesis, the “Nature Conservation Law" and "Cultural Heritage Preservation Law" in Taiwan will be discussed.In the “Nature Conservation Law” discussions will be given on the "Protected Areas," which is defined in the reference of "Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)" Article II; and "Guidelines Protected Area Management Categories," published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 1994. The definition of "Protected Areas" can be found in this thesis. They are the following Acts in Taiwan: Cultural Heritage Preservation Act; National Park Law; Wildlife Conservation Act; The Forestry Act and the Wetland Conservation Act. In the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, the concept of "Natural Landscape," implements both “Nature conservation” and “Cultural heritage preservation.” This thesis begins with a discussion on climate change and the biodiversity-related legal system. The obligation for a state to establish protected areas can be attributed to the theory of “State’s Protection Duty” and the principle of precautionary (principle of prevention). With the perspective of climate change law, the history, contents, problems and resolutions of natural preservation law will be described.The legal system of cultural heritage preservation focuses on the preservation of historical sites and refers only to tangible cultural heritage, according to the "Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage." A local case "Kaohsiung Cishan dike" will be discussed in details, in order to prove that the protection of cultural assets and appropriate measures in response to climate change are not contradicted and can coexist.This article not only analyzes the legal system of natural conservation and preservation of cultural assets under the perspective of climate change law, but also discusses the following issues: transformation of government organizations, the assignment of competence between administrative agencies and the ensurance of residents’ survival and cultural rights. In the aspect of resolving the climate change issue, the aspiration to hope that the legal system would sustain and protect the natural environment. As to maintain the cultural diversity with the prospect of enriching the spiritual life of the human kind. |