Story | 25 Jul, 2018
Undertaking large-scale forest restoration to generate ecosystem services
Paper by David Lamb, 2018
Story | 23 Jul, 2018
IUCN mourns the passing of Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar
It is with great sorrow that we inform you that Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar passed away on Monday 16 July 2018.
Story | 16 Jul, 2018
On 31 May 2018, Dib Hanna, repeat waste offender, was sentenced to three years imprisonment, with a two year and three month non-parole period, by Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Australia.
Press release | 16 Jul, 2018
Draft mining regulations insufficient to protect the deep sea – IUCN report
Regulations under development at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to manage deep-sea mining are insufficient to prevent irrevocable damage to marine ecosystems and a loss of unique species – many yet to be discovered, an IUCN report warns.
Story | 13 Jul, 2018
WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group: Update July 2018
The Climate Change Specialist Group has published its report in a series highlighting ongoing work under each WCEL Specialist Group.
Story | 11 Jul, 2018
16th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium
Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland hosted the 16th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium from 4-6 July 2018. Many WCEL Members presented and participated in the event.
Story | 05 Jul, 2018
Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) is the only IUCN member in the Cook Islands, and are also the Birdlife International partner for the country. The Technical Director of TIS, Kelvin Passfield, represents the Oceania Region on the CEM steering committee. He has filed this brief summary of the invasive…
Story | 04 Jul, 2018
CEM Mexico, Central America and Spanish Speaking Caribbean at the World Water Forum 8 in Brasilia
19-22 March, 2018
Story | 30 Jun, 2018
Forests Specialist Group Reports on Outcomes of the 13th session of the UN Forum on Forests
The World Commission on Environmental Law participated for the first time as an observer during the 13th annual session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-13). One of the main messages delivered at the session is that forests are crucial for the maintenance of…