Story | 24 Oct, 2018
Urgenda Climate Change Judgment Survives Appeal in the Netherlands
By Jonathan Verschuuren - On 9 October 2018, the Dutch Court of Appeal in The Hague rendered its judgment in the Urgenda case.
Story | 23 Oct, 2018
WCEL Oceans, Coasts and Coral Reefs Specialist Group: Update October 2018
The Oceans, Coasts and Coral Reefs Specialist Group has published its report in a series highlighting ongoing work under each WCEL Specialist Group.
Story | 21 Oct, 2018
WCEL announces a new regional report by Clement Yow Mulalap, A Pivotal Point in Human History: The Use of the Law of the Sea and Related Fields of International Law and Processes by Pacific Small Island Developing States to Address “Pollution” of the Ocean from Excess Anthropogenic Greenhouse…
Story | 18 Oct, 2018
Maputo hosts 2nd Regional Symposium on Greening the Judiciaries in Africa
By Judge Elisa Samuel - The Joaquim Chissano Conference Centre in Maputo, Mozambique hosted the 2nd Regional Symposium on the theme, Greening the Judiciary in Africa: A Move to Sustainable Capacity-Building, from 1-3 August 2018.
Story | 17 Oct, 2018
Professor Nicholas A. Robinson receives prestigious environmental law award
WCEL Chair Emeritus Nicholas A. Robinson received the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) 2018 Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy Award.
Story | 16 Oct, 2018
The Seventh Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment took place from 17-21 September 2018 in Nairobi at UN Environment.
Story | 10 Oct, 2018
WCEL announces a new national report by Ezequiel Santagada, Deforestación: Los bancos como “actores olvidados” pero determinantes para prevenir la criminalidad ambiental y contribuir al desarrollo sustentable del Paraguay (Deforestation: Banks as "forgotten actors" but determinants to prevent…
Story | 09 Oct, 2018
Farming that works with nature is better for all - report
Agriculture plays a crucial role in European society, securing the production of sufficient and safe food and sustaining viable rural communities. But, as a new IUCN report shows, agriculture depends on nature, for soil fertility, water, pollination, pest control, amongst other services.
Story | 08 Oct, 2018
Tanzania National Technical Committee on Land Use Planning re-launched and capacitated
The National Technical Committee on Land Use Planning (NTCLUP) was re-launched during a 2.5 day capacity building workshop held on 5th to 7th September, 2018, at Edema Conference, in Morogoro, Tanzania. The Technical Committee is composed of 15 members representing different sectors and drawn…
Story | 05 Oct, 2018
National Workshop on Lessons Learned for Integrated Planning
A one-day National Workshop on Lessons Learned for Integrated Planning was held on 9th August, 2018, at Chrismar Hotel, Livingstone, Zambia.
The workshop was attended by over 150 planners (socio economists, environmentalists and physical planners) working at the policy-practice interface…