Story | 28 Apr, 2019
WCEL Announces the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), in collaboration with UN Environment, the Organization of American States, and other Brazilian and international partners, is pleased to announce the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress.
Story | 22 Apr, 2019
Dr. Luc Lavrysen - High-level judicial conference enhances judicial cooperation in environmental adjudication.
Story | 19 Apr, 2019
By Kate Logan - Adoption of UN resolution promoting gender equality and safeguarding the rights of women and girls in environmental protection efforts is a crucial step towards protecting the rights of the most vulnerable.
Story | 06 Mar, 2019
Forest Rights Lost: Evictions Loom Over a Million Adivasis
By Dr Indrani Sigamany - How can the competing issues of conservation and indigenous rights work in harmony to ensure both forests and the livelihoods of their inhabitants are protected?
Story | 26 Feb, 2019
WCEL joins IUCN delegation to UNFCCC COP 24
WCEL members attended the UN Climate Change Summit in Katowice, Poland in December 2018.
Story | 22 Feb, 2019
Towards a Global Pact for the Environment: A Conference Took Place at the European Parliament
By The Global Pact for the Environment - The Global Pact for the Environment held a conference at the European Parliament on 6 February 2019. WCEL has published their report below.
Story | 21 Feb, 2019
WCEL announces a new regional report by Dr Diomandé Dro Hyacinth
Story | 20 Feb, 2019
WCEL announces a new regional report by Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao.
Story | 13 Feb, 2019
By Irum Ahsan, Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta, and Briony Eales - The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the Supreme Court of the Union of Myanmar and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), hosted the Asia Pacific Judicial Conference on Environmental and Climate…
Story | 11 Feb, 2019
The conservation right: a new property right for sustainability
By Jaime Ubilla - Traditional property rights have existed for more than 2000 years, but today we are witnessing the development of a new kind of property right: a conservation right (“Conservation Right”), which has emerged from legal research conducted at the University of Edinburgh in the UK…