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African Solutions for Nature and People: Creating transformative responses to the biodiversity and climate crisis in Africa.

The conference took place between 22 and 23 November 2023 in Monaco and highlighted the important role of robust, transparent, and inclusive forest governance.

The global restoration tracker

Por Tammy Vallejo - Varias iniciativas se desarrollan en la Unión Europea para regular las actividades de las empresas y prevenir los impactos negativos de sus actividades, incluyendo daños ambientales, a lo largo de toda la cadena de suministros. Se prevén dos propuestas normativas para este…

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. 

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…

The Forests Specialist Group has published its report in a series highlighting ongoing work under each WCEL Specialist Group.

The WCEL Chair, Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin, visited United Nations Headquarters to sign an MoU between WCEL and the Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).

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…

Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?