Story | 12 Oct, 2023
IUCN WCEL joined the "Expert Consultation on Rights of Nature" in Nairobi
The event was co-organized by UNEP, UNDP and IUCN WCEL. Representing WCEL was Prof. Philippe Cullet, Chair of WCEL's Rights of Nature Task Force. Also present was WCEL Steering Committee member, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, in her role of Director of UNEP's Law Division.
Story | 02 Oct, 2023
WCEL delivered IUCN's oral statements during ITLOS hearing on case No. 31
The oral statements were delivered by IUCN WCEL Chair, Dr Christina Voigt; IUCN WCEL Ocean Law SG Chair, Dr Cymie Payne; and Dr Tara Davenport.
Position paper | 2023
IUCN position paper for UNFCCC COP28
The synthesis report of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6), released in March this year, has brought into sharp focus the irreversible losses and damages that are presently accruing from climate change, as well as the cascading and compounding…
Story | 18 Aug, 2023
New IUCN and IUCN WCEL Legal Briefings for Plastics Treaty Negotiators in three languages
To address the threat that plastic poses to our ocean, climate, economies, and health, IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law have prepared a series of 10 briefings for negotiators to assist them in the upcoming Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in…
Information brief | 2023
INC-3 Negotiator Briefing 10 of 10 Free Trade Agreement Convergence and the Plastics Treaty
Briefing 10 of 10 covers Free Trade Agreement Convergence and the Plastic Pollution Treaty
Information brief | 2023
Briefing 9 of 10 covers Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Information brief | 2023
Briefing 8 of 10 covers the Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the SDGs
Information brief | 2023
INC-3 Negotiator Briefing 7 of 10 Legal Process of Treaty Negotiations
Briefing 7 of 10 covers the Legal Process of Treaty Negotiations
Information brief | 2023
INC-3 Negotiator Briefing 6 of 10 Circular Economy and Plastics Life-Cycle Issues
Briefing 6 of 10 covers Circular Economy and Plastics Life-Cycle Issues for the Plastics Treaty
Information brief | 2023
INC-3 Negotiator Briefing 5 of 10 Regime Convergence and the Plastics Treaty
Briefing 5 of 10: Regime Convergence and the International Legally Binding Instrument