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In the anthology twenty four articles are collected that address significant conflicts with an interdisciplinary vantage point where the interests of indigenous peoples and environmental law are closely intertwined it analyses biodiversity traditional knowledge the responsibility of multinational corporations and restitution. Indigenous people the environment and lawprovides an invaluable onestop resource for seasoned scholars seeking a holistic look at this important topic and for relative newcomers to the subject seeking a broad introduction an important contribution to the scholarly field at a crucial time sean t mcallister ucla journal of . Indigenous peoples17 american univ intl l rev 527 2002 chapter 7 multinational corporations 139 david fagan acheiving restitution the potential unjust enrichment claims of indigenous peoples against multinational corporations76 nyu l r 625 2001 opart iii indigenous peoples the environment and conflict in a comparative . The iucn wcel indigenous peoples and environmental law specialist group focuses on deepening awareness providing analysis and offering recommendations for conservation that takes into account indigenous peoples distinct human rights as it relates to their environment lands territories and natural resources