Story | 02 Apr, 2021
A Martian at the United Nations or Naive Thoughts on Global Environmental Governance
WCEL Member Yann Aguila and Professor Marie-Cécile de Bellis recently co-wrote the article "A Martian at the United Nations or Naive Thoughts on Global Environmental Governance" published in the Revue de Droit européen. The following synopsis was prepared by Yann Aguila.
Story | 26 Mar, 2021
New Report on Scientific Blueprint for Tackling Earth's Eco-Emergencies
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released the synthesis report "Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies" ahead of the fith United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5).
Story | 22 Mar, 2021
World Water Day 2021: The Value of Water
When seen from space, our planet is predominantly blue, seemingly abundant with water. Yet only 1% of its surface area is actually freshwater. The world urgently needs to value the precious and limited resource that is freshwater. 'The Value of Water' is the theme of World Water Day 2021 and the…
Story | 19 Mar, 2021
Climate Equity or Climate Justice? More than a question of terminology
By Rosa Manzo - Equity is a central element to the climate change problem, it corresponds to the complexity of the problem and it attempts to address the inherent unfairness of the problem: it is multifaceted by addressing several issues. A call for an equitable climate change regime ties…
Story | 17 Mar, 2021
Throughout the month of February, member-countries of the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) celebrated World Wetlands Day, raising awareness on the important role that wetlands play in providing water for communities and wildlife in the…
Story | 12 Mar, 2021
International Law and Transboundary Aquifers
By Francesco Sindico - Despite the importance of groundwater in the context of global water security and climate change adaptation, there are only a handful of transboundary aquifer agreements around the world and just an incipient international legal framework applicable specifically to…
Story | 05 Mar, 2021
The Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) at Macquarie University recently launched the Biodiversity Law and Governance Webinar Series “Law and Nature Dialogues”.
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
First-ever global catalogue of ecosystems will enable coordinated conservation efforts
Gland, Switzerland, 01 March 2021 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-…
Story | 26 Feb, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit Goes Virtual
The virtual IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit will take place 5-16 April 2021.
Story | 24 Feb, 2021
For renewable energy projects, location is key to protect biodiversity - IUCN guidelines
Gland, Switzerland, 24 February 2021 (IUCN) – By planning solar and wind renewable energy projects in areas with a lower conservation priority, project developers can avoid the most severe potential negative impacts on biodiversity, according to…