Story | 13 Sep, 2017
Through the project, 150 families have benefited directly, with indirect benefits to 500 families (3000 people).
Story | 11 Sep, 2017
The 13th annual conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) gathered in Naples, Italy between 7-9 September 2017. The World Commission on Environmental Law contributed its expertise on oceans, climate change, and human rights.
Story | 08 Sep, 2017
ELI: 2017 Environmental Achievement Award
The Environmental Law Institute will present the 2017 Environmental Law Achievement Award to Achim Steiner “for his visionary leadership on global sustainability and rule of law in the environmental setting” on 18 October 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Story | 07 Sep, 2017
Conference on the Global Pact for the Environment to convene in New York City
A one-day conference will be held on 20 September at Columbia University (New York) to continue discussions toward a “Global Pact for the Environment”. The event is free and open to the public, bringing prominent leaders together on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly to…
Story | 05 Sep, 2017
Environmental Education, a tool for Conservation in the Binational Sixaola River Basin
“I didn’t know much about the basin. I learned it’s formed by four tributaries, three originating in Costa Rica and one in Panama, and together they empty into the Sixaola River. I learned there are ecosystems that depend on the watershed and that of course we must take care of them.” …
Story | 31 Aug, 2017
The Dignity Rights Project: A Virtual Workshop
Widener University Delaware Law School will host the 2nd Virtual Workshop on Dignity Rights in November 2017
Story | 29 Aug, 2017
Court of Justice of EU: Poland Ordered to Suspend Logging in Białowieża Forest
An interim decision by the Court of Justice of the EU ordered logging to stop immediately in the ancient Białowieża forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ministry of the Environment of Poland maintains that it is necessary to deter beetle infestation and forest fires.
Story | 29 Aug, 2017
2017 UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: Outcomes
The 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place at UN Headquarters in New York from 10-19 July, under the overarching theme of "Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World”.
Story | 24 Aug, 2017
Community Leaders Train to Become Better Communicators
Four days of lessons on theoretical concepts and practical exercises to improve communication skills.
Story | 22 Aug, 2017
How one NGO in Viet Nam is saving the world’s most trafficked mammal
Appearing somewhat like a cross between an anteater and a lizard, and rolling into a ball when threatened, the pangolin looks like nothing else on earth. Most people have never heard of them, let alone seen one – yet these creatures are the single most…