Story | 18 Dec, 2020
In early December 2020, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, hosted the virtual 2020 WCEL Climate Justice Moot Court.
Story | 11 Dec, 2020
Energy Transition Highlighted in UNFCCC June Momentum & Climate Dialogues
By Dr. Stephen Minas - The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major delays to international climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. However, while negotiating sessions have been delayed, the work of climate action is…
Story | 04 Dec, 2020
WCEL Webinar Explores the Role of Civil Society in Environmental Governance in Africa
On Thursday 26 November, WCEL collaborated with UNEP to host the tenth event in the WCEL Webinar Series "Environmental Law in Africa: What is the Role of Civil Society in Environmental Governance?"
Story | 27 Nov, 2020
Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy Ceremony Event
By Shannon Peters - On 12 October 2020, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University conferred the Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy in memoriam to environmental defenders who had lost their lives defending their land and the environment…
Story | 26 Nov, 2020
Thursday 26 November, 16:00-18:30 East Africa Time (EAT)
Story | 26 Nov, 2020
Listen to environmental law and policy experts from around the world.
WCEL Webinar Series
Story | 25 Nov, 2020
What are the emerging issues in Environmental Law?
High-level speakers from around the world address emerging issues in environmental law.
Story | 20 Nov, 2020
WCEL Webinar Considers Recent Developments in Environmental Rule of Law in Africa
On Friday 13 November, 2020, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE), hosted the eleventh event in the WCEL Webinar Series "Recent Developments in Environmental Rule of Law…
Story | 13 Nov, 2020
Par Dr. Diomande Dro Hyacinthe - « l’Égypte est un don du Nil ». Ce célèbre aphorisme d’Hérodote vient à juste titre pour justifier le partage actuel des eaux. l’Égypte rappelle constamment sur le fondement cet aphorisme son héritage, son lien historique sa très forte dépendance vis-à-vis du…
Story | 06 Nov, 2020
By Nicholas Robinson - On 27 October 2020, the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, and the Observer Mission of the IUCN to the United Nations,…