Publications List for William C.G. Burns

The Future of Cetaceans in a Changing World ( William C.G. Burns & Alexander Gillespie editors, 2003, Transnational Publishers)

Topical Editor, Water Organizations and Library Resources section, Encyclopedia of Water Science ( B.A. Stewart & Terry Howell eds., 2003, Marcel Dekker)

Climate Change in the South Pacific: Impacts and Responses in Australia, New Zealand, and Small Island States ( Alexander Gillespie & William C.G. Burns, eds., 2000, Kluwer Academic Publishers)

Journal Articles/Book Chapters

The Impacts of Globalization on Biodiversity, Encyclopedia of Globalization (in press)

Trade Liberalization and Global Environmental Governance: The Potential for Conflict, in Handbook of Environmental Politics (2005) (co-author (and lead author): Kate O’Neill)

The Potential Implications of Climate Change for the Coastal Resources of Pacific Island Developing Countries and Potential Legal and Policy Responses, 8(1) Harvard Asia-Pacific Review (2005)

Introduction to Special Issue on the Precautionary Principle and its Operationalisation in International Environmental Regimes and Domestic Policymaking, 5(1-2) International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 1-9 (2005)

Climate Change and Migratory Species, in 25 Years of Journey, Convention on Migratory Species, A Special Report to Mark the Silver Anniversary of the Bonn Convention on Migratory Species (1979-2004) (2004)

The Berlin Initiative on Strengthening the Conservation Agenda of the International Whaling Commission: Toward a New Era for Cetaceans?, 14 Review of European Community & International Environmental Law 72-85 (2004)

The Prospects for Climate Change Litigation in International Fora, 2004 Proceedings of the Meeting of the American Society of International Law (2004)

A Growing Concern: The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture, 8(2) Global Change (Summer, 2002)

Climate Change and Human Health: The Critical Policy Agenda, 287(17) Journal of the American Medical Association (MS section) (May 1, 2002)

The 53rd Meeting of the International Whaling Commission and the Future of Cetaceans in a Changing World, 11(4) Review of European Community & International Environmental Law (2002) (co-author: Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith)

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Freshwater Resources of Pacific Island Developing Countries, in The World’s Water ( Peter H. Gleick, ed., Volume 3, Island Press, 2002)

Kate O'Neill, William C.G. Burns, & Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith, Working with the Limitations and Frustrations in a Treaty-Based Approach to International Environmental Problem Solving, in International Environmental Law and Policy ( David Hunter, James Salzman, & Durwood Zaelke, eds., 2d ed., Foundation Press, 2002)

Baking Bogs: Climate Change Releases Stored Carbon, 7(1) Global Change, Spring, 2001

Are Sinks Sunk?, 6(4) Global Change, Winter, 2000

Climate Change and Its Possible Impact on Small Island States, 6(3) Global Change, (Fall, 2000)

From the Harpoon to the Heat: Climate Change, the Future of Cetaceans, and the Role of the International Whaling Commission, 13(2) Georgetown International Environmental Law Review (Fall, 2000)

The Possible Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Nation Ecosystems, 6(2) Asia -Pacific Journal of Environment & Development (2000)

The Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Developing Countries, in Climate Change in the South Pacific: Impacts and Responses in Australia, New Zealand, and Small Island States (Alexander Gillespie & William C.G. Burns, eds., 2000, Kluwer Academic Publishers)