Database of Networks and Communities of Practice for Young Professionals
As part of the Early Career Specialist Group (ECSG)’s Networks and Partnerships Project, we are pleased to share with you a concise database of networks and communities of practice that may be relevant to early career environmental law professionals. Some of these are run by early career professionals themselves, and may be linked to other IUCN early career networks.
This information was collected and compiled by ECSG members based on their professional experience and information publicly available online. The database is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.
We hope you find this information useful and would appreciate your feedback. If you run or know any networks or groups that you think should be featured here, please get in touch with us [https://www.iucn.org/our-union/commissions/group/iucn-wcel-early-career-specialist-group/networks-and-partnerships].
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Description, goals, and key activities |
Contact info (Website) |
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American Society of International Law (ASIL)
Location: United States of America |
Shares recent developments, recent publications, events, personal spotlight, jobs, internships, traineeship opportunities, fostering the study of international law and promoting the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. |
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Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)
Location: Bangladesh |
Provide legal services, including on climate justice and related issues. |
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Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ)
Location: United States of America |
Academic research and training, capacity building, advocacy, and strategic litigation, as well as researching climate change litigation and environmental law. |
https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/chrgj-center-for-human-rights-global-justice |
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Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law & Policy
Location: Kenya |
Research projects, training of environmental experts, and environmental policy. |
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Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) |
Engages over 120 academics and professionals across more than 60 countries. Promotes legal education relating to sustainable societies and the protection of ecosystems by advancing the understanding, development, and implementation of international sustainable development law. |
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Climate Litigation Accelerator (CLX) at NYU Law |
Community of practice. Facilitates connections and interdisciplinary knowledge exchange to accelerate urgent and ambitious action on climate change. |
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Corporate Climate Litigation International Expert Group – British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) |
Research, study groups, workshops, and conferences, developing a Global Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation |
https://www.biicl.org/projects/global-perspectives-on-corporate-climate-legal-tactics |
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Ecojurisprudence Monitor + Blog, by the Academic Hub of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) |
Writing blog posts, reaching out to those interested in rights of nature, earth jurisprudence and ecocide worldwide, and reflecting on such laws from an academic perspective. |
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association |
Young professionals group; workshops; interest groups; conferences. |
https://www.environmentalpeacebuilding.org/ |
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European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) |
The European Environmental Law Forum is a non-profit initiative of environmental law scholars and practitioners from across Europe aiming to support intellectual exchange on the development and implementation of international, European, and national environmental law in Europe. |
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European Society for International Law (ESIL), Environmental Law interest group |
Annual ESIL conferences; research forum; Environmental Law Interest Group; mentorship programs; travel grants; awards, encouraging the study of international law, to foster inquiry, discussion, and innovation in international law, and to promote a greater understanding of the role of international law in the world today. |
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French Society for Environmental Law (SFDE)
Location: France |
Committees; study groups; conferences, Studying environmental law, and engaging in its improvement and implementation. |
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Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) |
Engagement in the Convention on Biological Diversity; research; publications; events; conferences; summer courses; builds a global coalition of individuals and youth organizations to halt the loss of biodiversity through mobilizing and empowering young people. |
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Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA-Americas) |
Provides free legal expertise and scientific support that bridges the gaps between communities, local movements, national organizations, governments, and international authorities, enforcing international environmental law. |
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International Centre for Environmental Education and Community Development (ICENECDEV) |
Provides environmental education, creating environmental awareness through education. |
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International Law Association (ILA) |
Committees; study groups and conferences; clarifies the development of international law, both public and private, and the furtherance of international understanding and respect for international law. |
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International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) |
Conferences; Discussion series; Compliance and enforcement of environmental law. |
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IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (IUCNAel) |
IUCNAel organizes every year an annual colloquium, which provides an opportunity for early career researchers to present their research and connect to peers. It also promotes various activities in the field of environmental law research and teaching, including fellowships and grants. |
https://www.iucnael.org/en/about-us Note: Membeship to the academy is open to university law departaments, law faculties, law schools, and academic research institutions (not individuals). |
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KFG Intlaw Research Group
Location: Germany |
Fellow program for international researchers who visit the Research Group for periods of up to two years. The Research Group examines the role of international law in a changing global order. |
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La Ruta del Clima
Location: Costa Rica. |
NGO that advocates for the right of the public to participate in climate governance processes. Work with other organizations as a climate knowledge broker. Promotes webinars and dialogues and shares publications. |
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Network of Climate Change Law Professionals in Latin America (LACLIMA) |
Promotes workshops, training courses, and webinars, including partnership with educational institutions, think tanks, and other relevant organizations. Provides capacity building, research & development, awareness and advocacy. |
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Observatoire Congolais des Droits de l'Homme (OCDH)
Location: Republic of Congo |
Monitoring; research; events; job opportunities; human rights; supports victims of human rights violations. |
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Research Action in Development and Environment (RADE)
Location: Benin |
Research; study groups; conferences; contributes to the socio-economic development of local communities, solving problems related to water resources and ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate change. |
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Research group on Law, Environment, and Justice in the Anthropocene (JUMA)
Location: Brazil |
Environmental and climate education, providing environmental and climate litigation knowledge. |
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Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) - Africa |
Research internship opportunities and postgraduate studies at SEI York in England. Researching programs on energy climate change and sustainable urbanization. |
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Tarragona Environmental Law Colloquium
Location: Spain |
The colloquium brings together scholars working on environmental legal issues, including world-class experts invited as panel chairs, aiming to provide a forum for junior and early-career researchers with different backgrounds to present and discuss their research and works in progress. In addition, this event seeks to create a friendly environment for meeting fellow students and colleagues who share a common interest in environmental law. |
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The Environmental Training Network of Latin America and the Caribbean |
Environmental Education platform, exchanging knowledge and experiences on environmental education. |
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The Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE) |
Research; publications; events; conferences; promotes exchange with world-leading scholars; draws insights from community-embedded experience and praxis at the interface between human rights and the environment globally. |
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Youth and Environment Europe (YEE) |
Focuses on convening workshops, capacity-building activities and advocacy. Facilitates and supports projects and campaigns aiming to increase the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the environment and the awareness of climate issues among young people in Europe. |
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Youth Climate Leaders (YCL) |
Works across three pillars, including education, networked climate action, and opportunities. Offers solutions to promote the employability of young professionals in the area of climate and sustainability. |
Disclaimer: This database is an outcome of a mapping exercise developed by early-career commission members and does not represent an endorsement of any organization. The views expressed in this database do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN or the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.
Last update: 29 February 2024.
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