Story | 22 May, 2018
IPBES-6 - Moving indigenous and local knowledge forward
CEESP News - by Aroha Te Pareake Mead, CEESP Chair, 2008-2016
The work of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has direct relevance to CEESP at many different levels and offers some direct ways for CEESP members to engage.
Story | 21 May, 2018
WCEL 2017 Annual Highlights and 2018 Progress
WCEL presents its report highlighting activities during 2017 and early 2018.
Story | 15 May, 2018
Belgian Civil Code Revision: Time to Insert an Obligation to Remedy Ecological Damage?
Belgium is revising its Civil Code, which poses a rare opportunity to include updates to address liability issues.
Story | 14 May, 2018
Białowieża Forest Case: Judgement by Court of Justice of the EU
In its ruling of 17 April 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union found that the Government of Poland has failed to fulfill its obligations to protect the Białowieska Forest and ordered the immediate repeal of illegal logging permits.
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Story | 07 May, 2018
WCEL Contributions Toward UNFCCC/CoP-24 in Katowice
Professor Christina Voigt, Chair of the WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group, is participating in technical sessions in Bonn, Germany as negotiators from around the world seek to progress on the Paris Agreement Work Programme in preparation for UNFCC/CoP-24 to be held in Katowice, Poland in…
Story | 04 May, 2018
Regional Red Lists of threatened Species and Ecosystems training
First Joint Training Workshop on Species and Ecosystems Red Lists – Abu Dhabi Emirate
Story | 01 May, 2018
Announcing the WCEL Environmental Law Video Library
The World Commission on Environmental Law is delighted to announce the launch of the “WCEL Environmental Law Video Library.”
Story | 30 Apr, 2018
Worsening land degradation undermining human well-being worldwide, experts warn
The pervasive nature and scale of land degradation is currently undermining the well-being of two fifths of humanity, according to an IUCN co-authored assessment of global land degradation and restoration.
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
1st WCEL International Water Justice Moot Court in Brasília
As the lead coordinator of the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice during the 8th World Water Forum, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law with the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment organized the 1st WCEL International Water Justice Moot Court.
Story | 20 Apr, 2018
Colombian Supreme Court Recognizes Rights of the Amazon River Ecosystem
The Supreme Court of Colombia (Corte Suprema de Justicia, Sala de Casación Civil) has issued a decision recognizing the Amazon River ecosystem as a subject of rights and beneficiary of protection.