Story | 03 Jun, 2020
COVID-19 and a new form of conservation
CEESP News - Blog post by Robert Fletcher, Bram Büscher & Kate Massarella, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Story | 03 Jun, 2020
CEESP News: by Jinfeng Zhou, Linda Wong, Charlotte Hong, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation*
Emergent e-commerce benefits peoples daily lives in numerous ways, but it has also made illegal wildlife trade easy and convenient. During COVID-19, Chinese civil…
Story | 01 Jun, 2020
United States Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of the Clean Water Act
By David M. Forman - In County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et. al., the United States Supreme Court upheld the legislative intent of the Clean Water Act, and announced that polluters must obtain a permit both for the direct discharge of a pollutant into a waterway, as well as the “…
Story | 29 May, 2020
International wildlife trade: research and COVID-19
CEESP News: by Dr. Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Chair of the CEESP Specialist Group on Green Criminology & Researcher at CRIM - UNAM, Mexico
Wildlife trade involves far more than animals harvested in tropical regions and sold in China. Most regions of the world play a role. Here Dr. Inés…
Story | 25 May, 2020
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Hosts Second Webinar in New Series
By Sheila Abed - On Monday, 18 May 2020, WCEL hosted the Webinar “A Fresh Look at Global Wildlife Trade Law: Can CITES Help Prevent Pandemics?” featuring a panel of global experts.
Story | 20 May, 2020
WCEL Contributes to Knowledge Dialogue on International Cooperation to Prevent Next Pandemic
WCEL Chair Emeritus Professor Nicholas Robinson participated in the United Nations Knowledge Dialogue Series on 5 May 2020.
Story | 12 May, 2020
All Lawyers Need to Provide Climate-Competent Representations
By Warren G. Lavey - Clients and societies require lawyers throughout practice areas, not just environmental specialists, to apply knowledge of climate conditions and legal frameworks. Law schools and bar associations should mainstream climate-competency training.
Story | 07 May, 2020
WCEL Releases 5 New Videos for Lecture Series Featuring Global Experts in Environmental Law
The WCEL video lecture series provides a valuable online resource for WCEL members and partners.
Story | 04 May, 2020
By Maria Antonia Tigre - For the first time in a contentious case, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights holds a country accountable for failing to respect the right to a healthy environment of indigenous communities.
Story | 29 Apr, 2020
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Hosts Inaugural Webinar
On 24 April 2020, WCEL hosted the Webinar "Using Environmental Law Tools to Address Global Pandemics". The Webinar is the first in a series that WCEL will be hosting as a new way to engage WCEL membership and partners virtually in global conversations.