Story | 11 Oct, 2020
Subtle Ways of Excluding Indigenous Voices
To observe Indigenous Peoples Day in the US, we share this personal opinion piece by CEESP Member Minnie Degawan, activist for Indigenous Peoples’ rights from the Cordillera, Philippines & Director of Conservation International’s Indigenous & Traditional Peoples Program
Story | 09 Oct, 2020
The Human Rights for the Planet Conference discusses environmental protection and climate change
By Marina Venâncio - In the context of alarming biodiversity loss rates, transboundary pollution, and aggravating climate change consequences, Environmental and Human Rights Law have been facing unprecedented challenges in human history. The recently published UN Environment’s sixth edition of…
Press release | 07 Oct, 2020
Nations fall short on biodiversity despite protected area growth – IUCN co-authored study
Gland, Switzerland, 7 October 2020 (IUCN) – National governments have fallen short on delivering conservation commitments for protected and conserved areas under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), despite the expansion in protected areas over the last decade,…
Story | 02 Oct, 2020
Ten New WCEL Lectures to Feature Global Experts in Environmental Law
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) plans to film ten new Environmental Law Lectures featuring distinguished members of WCEL and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE).
Story | 25 Sep, 2020
Luc Lavrysen appointed as Dutch language president of Belgian Constitutional Court
By Laura Burgers - On 25 September 2020, WCEL Member Luc Lavrysen was appointed the Dutch language president of the Belgian Constitutional Court. The Belgian Constitutional Court consists of 12 justices who review the constitutionality of certain…
Story | 22 Sep, 2020
Guide to identifying ecosystem services in protected areas
CEESP News: by Kasandra-Zorica Ivanić, Sue Stolton, Carolina Figueroa Arango and Nigel Dudley
What do protected areas give back to local and more distant communities, if anything?
A new tool from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas helps us find out. The Protected Areas…
Story | 22 Sep, 2020
The Ministry of Climate Change has launched the Consortium to undertake Third Party Monitoring for its flagship Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP). The Government of Pakistan has mandated the Consortium which consists of IUCN, FAO and WWF to conduct the Third Party Monitoring and…
Story | 18 Sep, 2020
Reversing Biodiversity Loss & Safeguarding Our Future - Living Planet Report 2020
By Samraansh Sharma - The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Institute of Zoology (Zoological Society of London) recently published "Living Planet Report 2020 - Bending the Curve of Biodiversity Loss". The Report emphasizes the urgency to rebalance our relationship with nature and the planet.…
Story | 17 Sep, 2020
Reflections on the State of the Union 2020 address
Story | 11 Sep, 2020
WCEL hosts Second Webinar on Recent Developments in European Environmental Law Jurisprudence
On Friday 4 September, WCEL hosted the second of a two-part Webinar Event on "Recent Developments in European Environmental Law Jurisprudence".