Story | 16 Jun, 2018
ICEL and WCEL Dinner Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the UN International Law Commission
The annual dinner, now hosted by the International Council of Environmental Law and WCEL, was held on 25 May in New York City to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the International Law Commission of the United Nations and its contributions to the field of environmental law.
Story | 16 Jun, 2018
WCEL Ethics Specialist Group: Update June 2018
The Ethics Specialist Group has published the first report in a series to highlight the ongoing efforts of WCEL Specialist Groups.
Story | 14 Jun, 2018
Announcing "WCEL Country and Region Reports"
The Commission is excited to introduce a new section of its website to provide information and legal analysis from WCEL Members at country and regional level.
Story | 13 Jun, 2018
8th World Water Forum: Joint Session of Legislators, Judges, and Prosecutors
As part of the 8th World Water Forum, a Joint Session of Legislators, Judges, and Prosecutors convened on 20 March to exchange ideas for “Designing Better Environmental and Water Laws.”
Story | 12 Jun, 2018
Public Awareness Campaign using Community Radio launched in Tanzania
On 21st May, 2018, public awareness campaign on biodiversity conservation, land use planning and climate change resilience using a community radio, Mpanda FM Radio, was launched in Nkasi (Rukwa) and Tanganyika (Katavi) Districts in Tanzania. The programme is being managed by Revocutus Msafiri,…
Story | 12 Jun, 2018
Money grows for trees: Financing FLR in Asia and beyond
The loss of global tree cover reached a record 29.7 million hectares in 2016. While ambitious programmes across Asia to restore forest landscapes and help support rural communities are growing, there remains inadequate financing throughout the region and the world…
Story | 11 Jun, 2018
Bangladesh National Committee of IUCN Members celebrates the World Environment Day 2018 in Dhaka
On 5 June 2018, the Bangladesh National Committee of IUCN Members organised a symposium to celebrate World Environment Day at the National Press Club in Dhaka. The presenters at the symposium discussed the theme of this year’s World Environment Day (“Beat Plastic Pollution”) and focussed on…
Story | 08 Jun, 2018
The Environment and Human Rights: A New Perspective from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
A side event in observance of World Environment Day was hosted by the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations on 4 June 2018 as a panel discussion on the historic Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on "human rights and the environment."
Story | 04 Jun, 2018
Workshop uses Ramsar Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (R-METT) to assess site in Lao PDR
From April 24 to April 27 IUCN Lao PDR facilitated a workshop in Beung Kiat Ngong (BKN) wetlands in Pathoumphone District, Champasak Province. The aim of the workshop was to implement the Ramsar Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (R-METT), which assesses the…
Story | 02 Jun, 2018
Stephen McCaffrey Receives the Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy
The 2018 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy was conferred to Professor Stephen McCaffrey on 24 May during a ceremony in New York City presided over by Pace University President Marvin Krislov.