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The 1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress: Environmental Rule of Law, Justice and Planetary Sustainability convened from April 27-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the auspices of IUCN and UN Environment.

A summary of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities project outcomes 2017-2021.

The implementation of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) Initiative has yielded significant outcomes, which are either tangible or  facilitative paths for project activities to flow through. The Outcome Harvesting Exercise has shown the intricate interlinks of the four …

The economic impact of marine plastics, including ghost fishing, on fishing boats in Phước Tinh and Loc An, Ba Ria Vung Tau Province, Viet Nam

Under the leadership of the Environmental Law Centre, IUCN and UNITAR have jointly developed a new e-learning course on ‘Integrated planning for climate change and biodiversity’. The course was launched on 20 March 2018, in Mbeya, Tanzania, by Dr Anna Sabrina Wollmann of the UN Institute for…

The World Water Forum, as the world’s largest water-related event, will feature a sub-process to engage judges and prosecutors in discussing and implementing pro-active processes to tackle water challenges.

Gland, Switzerland – IUCN former President, globally recognised environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, will Chair the new IUCN independent scientific and technical advisory panel on the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed in Brazil, following the 2015 collapse of the Fundão tailings dam at the…

Adoption of the Statute of the Global Judicial Institute on Environment 

GJIE Statute, membership, and hosting options on agenda

Opening of the 2nd International Meeting of the Global Judicial Institute on Environment

Judges make progress shaping the Global Judicial Institute on Environment