Story | 03 Apr, 2018
Governing Committee of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment Meets In Brasília
Leading high-level judges from around the world met for the 1st Meeting of the Interim Governing Committee (IGC) of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE) from 17-18 March in Brasília (Brazil). This meeting preceded the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice…
Story | 03 Apr, 2018
E-learning course on integrated land use planning launched in Tanzania
Under the leadership of the Environmental Law Centre, IUCN and UNITAR have jointly developed a new e-learning course on ‘Integrated planning for climate change and biodiversity’. The course was launched on 20 March 2018, in Mbeya, Tanzania, by Dr Anna Sabrina Wollmann of the UN Institute for…
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Peru to Launch First Environmental Court in April 2018
On April 1, 2018, Peru will launch its first specialized environmental court, or juzgado ambiental. The new court is located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, in the city of Puerto Maldonado, and will have jurisdiction over criminal, administrative, and constitutional cases involving the…
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Cities can ban diesel cars to tackle NOx pollution when necessary to meet limit values
by Eckard Rehbinder
Story | 01 Mar, 2018
The 11th meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice under the Aarhus Convention met in Geneva on 27-28 February to assess progress made by the parties to implement the access to justice provisions (“the third pillar”) of the Aarhus Convention in relation to requests for access to…
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Announcement: Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice at the 8th World Water Forum
The World Commission on Environmental Law is leading preparations for the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice during the 8th World Water Forum taking place from 18-23 March in Brasilia, Brazil.
Story | 22 Feb, 2018
Tribute to Rudolphus Franciscus Marie “Ruud” Lubbers (7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018)
It is with deep sadness that we learnt about the passing of Mr. Ruud Lubbers on 14 February 2018.
Story | 11 Feb, 2018
WCEL and GJIE: Tribute to Justice Swatanter Kumar and India’s National Green Tribunal
The World Commission on Environmental Law, the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, and partners from around the globe paid tribute to Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chairperson of India’s National Green Tribunal, at the International Conference on Environment in New Delhi, India, from 3-4…
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
WCEL in France: 2018 Activities Plan
In January 2018, WCEL Chair Justice Antonio Benjamin visited WCEL members and partners in Marseille, Nice, and Paris, France to plan for 2018 activities.
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
Highlights of the WCEL Steering Committee Meeting: Rio de Janeiro, December 2017
The WCEL Steering Committee convened a joint meeting with its Specialist Group Chairs, IUCN Commission Chairs, IUCN Councilors, and Honored Guests from 7-10 December 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.