Story | 23 Mar, 2020
UNESCO Publishes World Water Development Report 2020 – Water and Climate Change
By Stefano Burchi, Chair, WCEL Water and Weltands Specialist Group
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
WCEL Postpones 2nd World Environmental Law Congress in Rio de Janeiro
In light of the rapid developments in the global health risks posed by COVID-19 and increasing complications for international travelers, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) has postponed the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress (Rio Congress), the 3rd General Assembly for the…
Story | 21 Feb, 2020
By Damilola S. Olawuyi - When leading international law scholars convened in Settat, Morocco for the 2019 Middle East and North Africa Environmental Law Scholars conference, hosted by the College of Law, Hassan the First University, Settat, Morocco, in December 2019, they set out to determine…
Story | 12 Feb, 2020
IUCN WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group side-event at COP 25
IUCN WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group hosts a side-event on the “Role and Regulation of nature-based solutions, including the role of carbon markets” during COP 25.
Story | 09 Feb, 2020
WCEL at the 13th Meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative
By Stefano Burchi, Chair, WCEL Water & Wetlands Specialist Group - WCEL took part in the 13th OECD WGI meeting (Paris, 9-10 January 2020), and presented the Brasilia Declaration of Judges on Water Justice.
Story | 24 Oct, 2019
Papal message to the participants of the Budapest Water Summit 2019
The 3rd Budapest Water Summit took place in Hungary from 15 to 17 October 2019. The overall theme of the event was “Preventing Water Crisis”. The Summit was attended by representatives of the academic world, international and regional organizations, governments, business and civil society.
Story | 26 Sep, 2019
Compatibility of Trophy Hunting as a Form of Sustainable Use with IUCN’s Objectives
Update: Please also see 8 October 2019 IUCN Statement on this article, titled IUCN sets the record straight on a 2017 trophy hunting opinion
Story | 23 Sep, 2019
WCEL Specialist Groups Spearhead Global Initiatives
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is made up of nearly 1200 volunteer experts working together in 10 Specialist Groups. WCEL Specialist Groups work on a variety of environmental issues including Climate Change, Compliance and Enforcement, Oceans, and Indigenous Peoples.
Story | 18 Sep, 2019
The UN General Assembly takes significant steps “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”
By Victor M. Tafur - On August 30, 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 73/333 that welcomes the work of the ad hoc open-ended working group established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/277, as well as its report, and endorses all its recommendations. The UNGA endorsement…
Story | 16 Sep, 2019
Combating Illegal Trade and Unsustainable Use of Sea Turtles at the CITES COP18
By Claire Saladin - Migratory sea turtles are suffering from an unprecedented decline. Interdisciplinary connections and analysis are aiming at improving the international cooperation between Multilateral Environmental Agreements, mitigating and opposing overexploitation and legal gaps…