Story | 21 May, 2021
OECD Publishes Policy Paper on Water Governance in Asia-Pacific
In a new Policy Paper, Water Governance in Asia-Pacific, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses the OECD Principles on Water Governance as an assessment framework to provide a regional analysis of the state of play of water governance in 48 countries of the Asia-…
DG Statement | 21 May, 2021
IUCN Director General’s Statement for International Day for Biological Diversity
We mark this year's International Day for Biological Diversity at a time of upheaval, in the midst of a continuing pandemic, a fast-changing climate, with biodiversity in steep decline. At the same time, we know that halting biodiversity loss is possible, and that it can open the way to a more…
Story | 14 May, 2021
IUCN-WCEL Environment Week will be held online 31 May to 4 June
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is pleased to announce WCEL-IUCN Environment Week, a 5-day webinar series exploring environmental law solutions. The webinars will focus on the environmental declarations since the Stockholm Conference, as well as the role of environmental…
Story | 07 May, 2021
Filling the Gaps in the Global Governance of Marine Plastic Pollution
By Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb - Effective responses to marine plastic pollution will require unwavering commitments by all stakeholders to change their behavior. What is the best way forward?
Story | 29 Apr, 2021
Condolence Message on the Passing of Professor Charles Odidi Okidi
The environmental law community recently learned of the passing of one of our preeminent scholars, Professor Charles Odidi Okidi. As a champion for nature, Prof. Okidi was among a select group of visionaries appointed as honorary WCEL members, in recognition of their outstanding lifelong…
Press release | 28 Apr, 2021
Sustainable management of natural resources can reduce risk of armed conflict – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 28 April 2021 (IUCN) – Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land and water become scarce or degraded tend to be more conflict-prone, a new IUCN report finds. The report concludes that conserving and sustainably managing natural resources…
Story | 26 Apr, 2021
Request for proposal (RfP) – Mid-Term Review Consultant
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is looking to engage an external, independent and qualified expert to submit a Proposal for the individual consultancy of Mid-Term Review Consultant in Serbia of the project “…
Story | 23 Apr, 2021
The D.G. Khan Cement Case: Pakistan Judiciary Again Leads the Way
By Dr. Parvez Hassan, Chair Emeritus, WCEL - The D.G. Khan Cement case decided this month (April 2021) by the Supreme Court of Pakistan will resonate, like the 1994 Supreme Court decision in the Shehla Zia case, for a long time in the environmental jurisprudence of Pakistan and South Asia. The…
Story | 16 Apr, 2021
Water Justice, Judicial Underpinnings, and Vasudaiv Kutumbakam
By Eeshan Chaturvedi - As water scarcity plagues the planet exponentially, it is imperative for countries to come to a global consensus and address the issues of international environmental leakage. A concerted effort towards homogenous legal frameworks and policies is the need of the hour to…
Story | 06 Apr, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit on nature to be held online from 6 to 16 April
Gland, Switzerland, 06 April 2021 – More than 10,000 young people will connect and exchange ideas online at the first-ever International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Youth Summit, from 6 to 16 April. The outcomes of the Summit will be presented to the IUCN…