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2026

Journal Article

Beach law in the anthropocene

Smith, Timothy F., Bell-James, Justine, Page, John, Scheffers, Anja, Cataldo, Giorgio, Corrin, Jennifer, Esmaeili, Hossein, Frohlich, Miguel, Paul, Adrienne, Perroud, Thomas, Robbie, Jill and Wang, Hui (2026). Beach law in the anthropocene. Ocean and Coastal Management, 278 108213. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2026.108213

Beach law in the anthropocene

2026

Journal Article

Broadening net-zero strategies to address multiple environmental impacts

Yadav, Sudhir, McDonald-Madden, Eve and Bell-James, Justine (2026). Broadening net-zero strategies to address multiple environmental impacts. Environmental Research Letters, 21 (8) 081002, 081002. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae5d56

Broadening net-zero strategies to address multiple environmental impacts

2025

Journal Article

Environment protections have gone backwards: a case study in industry-specific reforms that undermine regulatory effectiveness and adaptation

Bell-James, Justine and McCormack, Phillipa (2025). Environment protections have gone backwards: a case study in industry-specific reforms that undermine regulatory effectiveness and adaptation. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 33 (1), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2025.2560817

Environment protections have gone backwards: a case study in industry-specific reforms that undermine regulatory effectiveness and adaptation

2025

Journal Article

Queensland’s cancelled mining lease objections review — A missed opportunity to be “fair, efficient, effective and contemporary”

Justine Bell-James (2025). Queensland’s cancelled mining lease objections review — A missed opportunity to be “fair, efficient, effective and contemporary”. Australian Environment Review, 35 (5/6).

Queensland’s cancelled mining lease objections review — A missed opportunity to be “fair, efficient, effective and contemporary”

2025

Journal Article

Opportunities for targeted, small-scale law reform in marine and coastal restoration

Bell-James, Justine, McCormack, Phillipa, Shumway, Nicole and Wawryk, Alexandra (2025). Opportunities for targeted, small-scale law reform in marine and coastal restoration. Restoration Ecology e70147. doi: 10.1111/rec.70147

Opportunities for targeted, small-scale law reform in marine and coastal restoration

2025

Journal Article

Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process

Bell-James, Justine, Maron, Martine, McCormack, Phillipa C. and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 41, 19-40.

Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process

2025

Journal Article

Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection

Slobodian, Lydia, Buelow, Christina A., Baker, Sy C., Alvarez, Stephania, Wood, Kimberly C., Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Brown, Christopher J., Adame, Maria Fernanda, Amir, A. Aldrie, Bukoski, Jacob J., Bell-James, Justine, Calzada Vazquez Vela, Alejandra, Carrie, Rachael H., Connolly, Rod M., Golebie, Elizabeth J., Foster, Rose A., Heck, Nadine, Sidik, Frida, Turschwell, Mischa P., White, Alexandra R. and Andradi-Brown, Dominic A. (2025). Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection. Cell Reports Sustainability, 2 (8) 100430, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100430

Quantifying the presence and potential of national legal frameworks for global mangrove protection

2025

Journal Article

Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments

Bell-James, Justine and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9 (3) 2096, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02636-4

Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments

2025

Journal Article

Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots

Bell-James, Justine, Shumway, Nicole, Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Brown, Christopher J., Fitzsimons, James A., Foster, Rose, Hamman, Evan, Lovelock, Catherine E., Saunders, Megan I. and Waltham, Nathan J. (2025). Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots. Environmental Science and Policy, 163 103962, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103962

Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spots

2024

Journal Article

Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?

Bell‐James, Justine, Foster, Rose, Frohlich, Miguel, Archibald, Carla, Benham, Claudia, Evans, Megan, Fidelman, Pedro, Morrison, Tiffany, Rolim Baggio, Liza, Billings, Peter and Shumway, Nicole (2024). Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?. Conservation Letters, 17 (6) e13054. doi: 10.1111/conl.13054

Not all conservation “policy” is created equally: When does a policy give rise to legally binding obligations?

2024

Journal Article

Are restoration plans missing the target? Land tenure and cyclone risks reshuffles priorities for mangrove restoration

Piccolo, Renee L., Buelow, Christina, Bell-James, Justine, Saunders, Megan I. and Brown, Christopher J. (2024). Are restoration plans missing the target? Land tenure and cyclone risks reshuffles priorities for mangrove restoration. Restoration Ecology, 32 (8) e14261, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/rec.14261

Are restoration plans missing the target? Land tenure and cyclone risks reshuffles priorities for mangrove restoration

2024

Journal Article

Blue carbon as just transition? A structured literature review

Atchison, Jennifer, Foster, Rose and Bell-James, Justine (2024). Blue carbon as just transition? A structured literature review. Global Sustainability, 7 e27. doi: 10.1017/sus.2024.24

Blue carbon as just transition? A structured literature review

2024

Journal Article

Legal barriers and enablers to upscaling ecological restoration

Foster, Rose and Bell‐James, Justine (2024). Legal barriers and enablers to upscaling ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology, 32 (7) e14203. doi: 10.1111/rec.14203

Legal barriers and enablers to upscaling ecological restoration

2024

Journal Article

The global shift towards ecosystem restoration: What role for leasehold tenure?

Bell-James, Justine (2024). The global shift towards ecosystem restoration: What role for leasehold tenure?. Australian Property Law Journal, 31 (3), 183-212.

The global shift towards ecosystem restoration: What role for leasehold tenure?

2024

Journal Article

The Global Biodiversity Framework’s ecosystem restoration target requires more clarity and careful legal interpretation

Bell-James, Justine, Foster, Rose, Shumway, Nicole, Lovelock, Catherine E., Villarreal-Rosas, Jaramar, Brown, Christopher J., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Saunders, Megan I., Waltham, Nathan J. and Fitzsimons, James A. (2024). The Global Biodiversity Framework’s ecosystem restoration target requires more clarity and careful legal interpretation. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8 (5), 840-841. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02389-6

The Global Biodiversity Framework’s ecosystem restoration target requires more clarity and careful legal interpretation

2023

Journal Article

The permitting process for marine and coastal restoration: A barrier to achieving global restoration targets?

Bell‐James, Justine, Foster, Rose and Shumway, Nicole (2023). The permitting process for marine and coastal restoration: A barrier to achieving global restoration targets?. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (12) e13050. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13050

The permitting process for marine and coastal restoration: A barrier to achieving global restoration targets?

2023

Journal Article

Overcoming legal barriers to coastal wetland restoration – lessons from Australia’s Blue Carbon methodology

Bell‐James, Justine (2023). Overcoming legal barriers to coastal wetland restoration – lessons from Australia’s Blue Carbon methodology. Restoration Ecology, 31 (7) e13780. doi: 10.1111/rec.13780

Overcoming legal barriers to coastal wetland restoration – lessons from Australia’s Blue Carbon methodology

2023

Journal Article

From the Silo to the Landscape: The Role of Law in Landscape-scale Restoration of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Bell-James, Justine (2023). From the Silo to the Landscape: The Role of Law in Landscape-scale Restoration of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Law, 35 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.1093/jel/eqad027

From the Silo to the Landscape: The Role of Law in Landscape-scale Restoration of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

2023

Journal Article

The promise and potential of Queensland’s Human Rights Act for Indigenous Peoples — interpreting the ‘environmental right’

Wray-Jones, Nicholas and Bell-James, Justine (2023). The promise and potential of Queensland’s Human Rights Act for Indigenous Peoples — interpreting the ‘environmental right’. Monash University Law Review, 49 (1), 118-150.

The promise and potential of Queensland’s Human Rights Act for Indigenous Peoples — interpreting the ‘environmental right’

2023

Journal Article

Best practice mechanisms for biodiversity conservation law and policy

Brockett, Callum, Woolaston, Katie, Deane, Felicity, Humphries, Fran, Kumar, Ethan, Kennedy, Amanda and Bell-James, Justine (2023). Best practice mechanisms for biodiversity conservation law and policy. Cambridge Prisms: Extinction, 1 e16, 1-17. doi: 10.1017/ext.2023.14

Best practice mechanisms for biodiversity conservation law and policy