Story | 09 May, 2022
New report released on Governance of High Seas Ecosystems: Big Data & AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) analytics and data visualization technologies can help practitioners to access, utilize and disseminate information in a strategic and cost effective way for management and conservation in remote areas. The new report reviews the existing state-of-the-art on remote…
Story | 05 May, 2022
Save the date: Online Webinar "Governing Sustainable Agri-food Systems" (14 July 2022)
WCEL will cooperate with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the webinar "Governing Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Strengthening Legislation and Building Capacity to Support Implementation, Compliance and Enforcement". The event will be held on 14 July 2022 from…
Story | 08 Apr, 2022
“Law and Nature Dialogues” – Biodiversity Law and Governance Webinar Series
Monthly Biodiversity Law and Governance Webinar Series: “Law and Nature Dialogues” hosted by the WCEL Biodiversity Law Specialist Group and the Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University
Story | 04 Apr, 2022
Manifesto for National Integrated Legal Frameworks for Water Resources Governance launched
In the context of the 9th World Water Forum (Dakar, Senegal 21-26 March 2022), the International Association for Water Law (AIDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), has developed and launched a Manifesto for National Integrated Legal Frameworks for Water Resources…
Story | 28 Mar, 2022
Call for Abstracts: 2022 Oslo International Environmental Law Conference
The conference will focus on “The Transformative Power of Law: Addressing Global Environmental Challenges” and abstracts for presentations should be submitted by 30 April 2022.
Story | 25 Mar, 2022
The UN World Water Development Report 2022 “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible” was officially launched by the UNESCO Director-General at the opening ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal, on 21 March 2022.
IUCN Statement | 14 Mar, 2022
Joint Statement by IUCN Commissions
WG II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC
Story | 08 Mar, 2022
Ocean Law Specialist Group contributed to U.K. House of Lords inquiry
The IUCN-WCEL’s Ocean Law Specialist Group submitted written evidence in response to a recent inquiry convened by the U.K. House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee entitled “UNCLOS: The law of the sea in the 21st century”.
Story | 03 Mar, 2022
IUCN is pleased to issue the final version of an Interim Report entitled "Governance of High Seas Ecosystems: Big Data and AI". This report was produced by NLA International after conducting interviews with ocean experts and ocean users.
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Transboundary water governance and diplomacy
Good transboundary water management is crucial for peace, security, economic development and environmental sustainability.