Story | 25 May, 2019
Environmental Law and Policy in Cameroon: Towards making Africa the tree of life
WCEL Member Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel and Dr. Emmanuel D. Kam Yogo co-edited and published "Environmental law and policy in Cameroon - Towards making Africa the tree of life." The publication reflects legal and political options for regulating environmental interests in the African context, which are…
Story | 24 May, 2019
This World Environment Day, take action to #BeatAirPollution
Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, but many solutions can be found in nature.
Story | 21 May, 2019
A Young Lawyer’s First COP: International negotiations and the state of the environment
By Sabrina Nick - Young lawyer and WCEL Early Career Group Applicant, Sabrina Nick, shares her experience attending the UN Biodiversity COP 14 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November, 2018.
Story | 19 May, 2019
Rights of Nature: Why it Might Not Save the Entire World
By Dr. Julien Bétaille - Dr. Bétaille, Associate Professor of Law the at the University of Toulouse (France), recently published an article on the rights of nature in the Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, as a contribution to the academic debate.
Story | 09 May, 2019
Facilitating Implementation and Promoting Compliance With the Paris Agreement Under Article 15
By Christina Voigt - WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group Chair, Christina Voigt, along with Gu Zihua and Jacob Werksman, recently co-authored the article 'Facilitating Implementation and Promoting Compliance With the Paris Agreement Under Article 15: Conceptual Challenges and Pragmatic Choices…
Story | 07 May, 2019
By Klaus Bosselmann - The global conservation movement has lost one of its most inspiring figures. It is with great sadness we announce that Polly Higgins has passed away on 21 April 2019 aged 50.
Story | 07 May, 2019
New Chapter of Ravine Ecology: Campaign Green Ravine, Clean Ravine launched
The campaign of Green Ravine, Clean Ravine is a series of events which will mainstream the children and youth towards sustainable actions as per the SDGs set up by global community.
Story | 06 May, 2019
Fourth article of the Children as Champions of Climate Change - stories from all around the Planet series
Story | 29 Apr, 2019
Nominate a Commission member to win the CEC Excellence Award!
Story | 29 Apr, 2019
Design Thinking in Conservation
Cognitive & Behavioural Sciences for Conservation – the Unexplored Opportunity for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)