Story | 07 Jun, 2019
By Elena Aydos - This free online course is of particular interest to professionals in environmental and resources sectors, public policy, government sector, non-government sector and private sector (e.g. sustainability consulting).
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi's Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law
WCEL Member Charles Okidi was honored at the University of Nairobi book launch for "Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi's Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law" on 19 March, 2019.
Story | 25 May, 2019
Environmental Law and Policy in Cameroon: Towards making Africa the tree of life
WCEL Member Dr. Oliver C. Ruppel and Dr. Emmanuel D. Kam Yogo co-edited and published "Environmental law and policy in Cameroon - Towards making Africa the tree of life." The publication reflects legal and political options for regulating environmental interests in the African context, which are…
Story | 21 May, 2019
A Young Lawyer’s First COP: International negotiations and the state of the environment
By Sabrina Nick - Young lawyer and WCEL Early Career Group Applicant, Sabrina Nick, shares her experience attending the UN Biodiversity COP 14 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November, 2018.
Story | 19 May, 2019
Rights of Nature: Why it Might Not Save the Entire World
By Dr. Julien Bétaille - Dr. Bétaille, Associate Professor of Law the at the University of Toulouse (France), recently published an article on the rights of nature in the Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law, as a contribution to the academic debate.
Story | 09 May, 2019
Facilitating Implementation and Promoting Compliance With the Paris Agreement Under Article 15
By Christina Voigt - WCEL Climate Change Specialist Group Chair, Christina Voigt, along with Gu Zihua and Jacob Werksman, recently co-authored the article 'Facilitating Implementation and Promoting Compliance With the Paris Agreement Under Article 15: Conceptual Challenges and Pragmatic Choices…
Story | 07 May, 2019
By Klaus Bosselmann - The global conservation movement has lost one of its most inspiring figures. It is with great sadness we announce that Polly Higgins has passed away on 21 April 2019 aged 50.
Story | 28 Apr, 2019
WCEL Announces the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), in collaboration with UN Environment, the Organization of American States, and other Brazilian and international partners, is pleased to announce the 2nd World Environmental Law Congress.
Story | 22 Apr, 2019
Dr. Luc Lavrysen - High-level judicial conference enhances judicial cooperation in environmental adjudication.
Story | 19 Apr, 2019
By Kate Logan - Adoption of UN resolution promoting gender equality and safeguarding the rights of women and girls in environmental protection efforts is a crucial step towards protecting the rights of the most vulnerable.