Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Peru to Launch First Environmental Court in April 2018
On April 1, 2018, Peru will launch its first specialized environmental court, or juzgado ambiental. The new court is located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, in the city of Puerto Maldonado, and will have jurisdiction over criminal, administrative, and constitutional cases involving the…
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Cities can ban diesel cars to tackle NOx pollution when necessary to meet limit values
by Eckard Rehbinder
Story | 06 Mar, 2018
A gender specialist’s view of responsive forest landscape restoration
Gender equity is a driving force for effective, equitable and sustainable environmental solutions. How do we ensure the forest landscape restoration and the restoration opportunity assessment methodology are gender responsive?
Story | 01 Mar, 2018
The 11th meeting of the Task Force on Access to Justice under the Aarhus Convention met in Geneva on 27-28 February to assess progress made by the parties to implement the access to justice provisions (“the third pillar”) of the Aarhus Convention in relation to requests for access to…
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Announcement: Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice at the 8th World Water Forum
The World Commission on Environmental Law is leading preparations for the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice during the 8th World Water Forum taking place from 18-23 March in Brasilia, Brazil.
Story | 22 Feb, 2018
Tribute to Rudolphus Franciscus Marie “Ruud” Lubbers (7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018)
It is with deep sadness that we learnt about the passing of Mr. Ruud Lubbers on 14 February 2018.
Story | 22 Feb, 2018
The IUCN-ELC participated in a wildlife crime training workshop in Mwanza, Tanzania from the 16th to 19th January 2018 that was organised through the support of our major partners in the illegal wildlife trade initiative AWF, TRAFFIC, GIZ and USAID [PROTECT].The theme of this workshop was…
Story | 11 Feb, 2018
WCEL and GJIE: Tribute to Justice Swatanter Kumar and India’s National Green Tribunal
The World Commission on Environmental Law, the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, and partners from around the globe paid tribute to Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chairperson of India’s National Green Tribunal, at the International Conference on Environment in New Delhi, India, from 3-4…
Story | 09 Feb, 2018
Amplifying women’s voices through radio in Malawi
Radio is generations old, but when combined with some ingenuity and a few modern technologies, it can accomplish great things. As farmers, foresters and providers, women have a unique understanding of the ecosystems they live alongside. A…
Story | 06 Feb, 2018
WCEL in France: 2018 Activities Plan
In January 2018, WCEL Chair Justice Antonio Benjamin visited WCEL members and partners in Marseille, Nice, and Paris, France to plan for 2018 activities.