2023 Journal Article From the Silo to the Landscape: The Role of Law in Landscape-scale Restoration of Coastal and Marine EcosystemsBell-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 |
2023 Journal Article Identifying priorities for reform to integrate coastal wetland ecosystem services into law and policyBell-James, Justine, Foster, Rose and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2023). Identifying priorities for reform to integrate coastal wetland ecosystem services into law and policy. Environmental Science and Policy, 142, 164-172. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.02.013 |
2023 Journal Article Land tenure, ownership and use as barriers to coastal wetland restoration projects in Australia: recommendations and solutionsBell-James, Justine, Fitzsimons, James A. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2023). Land tenure, ownership and use as barriers to coastal wetland restoration projects in Australia: recommendations and solutions. Environmental Management, 72 (1), 179-189. doi: 10.1007/s00267-023-01817-w |
2022 Journal Article Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level riseBell‐James, Justine, Fitzsimons, James A., Gillies, Chris L., Shumway, Nicole and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2022). Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (1) e593. doi: 10.1111/csp2.593 |
2021 Journal Article Policy solutions to facilitate restoration in coastal marine environmentsShumway, Nicole, Bell-James, Justine, Fitzsimons, James A., Foster, Rose, Gillies, Chris and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2021). Policy solutions to facilitate restoration in coastal marine environments. Marine Policy, 134 104789, 104789. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104789 |
2025 Journal Article Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitmentsBell-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 |
2025 Journal Article Upscaling marine and coastal restoration through legal and governance solutions: Lessons from global bright spotsBell-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, 103962. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103962 |
2024 Journal Article Are restoration plans missing the target? Land tenure and cyclone risks reshuffles priorities for mangrove restorationPiccolo, 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 |
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 |
2024 Journal Article Blue carbon as just transition? A structured literature reviewAtchison, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Legal barriers and enablers to upscaling ecological restorationFoster, Rose and Bell‐James, Justine (2024). Legal barriers and enablers to upscaling ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology, 32 (7) e14203. doi: 10.1111/rec.14203 |
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. |
2024 Journal Article The Global Biodiversity Framework’s ecosystem restoration target requires more clarity and careful legal interpretationBell-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 |
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 |
2023 Journal Article Overcoming legal barriers to coastal wetland restoration – lessons from Australia’s Blue Carbon methodologyBell‐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 |
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. |
2023 Journal Article Best practice mechanisms for biodiversity conservation law and policyBrockett, 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 e16, 1-17. doi: 10.1017/ext.2023.14 |
2022 Journal Article Operationalizing marketable blue carbonMacreadie, Peter I., Robertson, Alistar I., Spinks, Bernadette, Adams, Matthew P., Atchison, Jennifer M., Bell-James, Justine, Bryan, Brett A., Chu, Long, Filbee-Dexter, Karen, Drake, Lauren, Duarte, Carlos M., Friess, Daniel A., Gonzalez, Felipe, Grafton, R. Quentin, Helmstedt, Kate J., Kaebernick, Melanie, Kelleway, Jeffrey, Kendrick, Gary A., Kennedy, Hilary, Lovelock, Catherine E., Megonigal, J. Patrick, Maher, Damien T., Pidgeon, Emily, Rogers, Abbie A., Sturgiss, Rob, Trevathan-Tackett, Stacey M., Wartman, Melissa, Wilson, Kerrie A. and Rogers, Kerrylee (2022). Operationalizing marketable blue carbon. One Earth, 5 (5), 485-492. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2022.04.005 |
2022 Journal Article Human rights and climate change litigation: should temporal imminence form part of positive rights obligations?Bell-James, Justine and Collins, Briana (2022). Human rights and climate change litigation: should temporal imminence form part of positive rights obligations?. Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, 13 (1), 212-237. doi: 10.4337/jhre.2022.01.09 |
2021 Journal Article Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services?Archibald, Carla L., Dade, Marie C., Sonter, Laura J., Bell-James, Justine, Boldy, Robyn, Cano, Beatriz, Friedman, Rachel S., Siqueira, Flavia Freire, Metzger, Jean Paul, Fitzsimons, James A. and Rhodes, Jonathan R. (2021). Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services?. Environmental Science and Policy, 115, 99-107. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.08.016 |