Story | 18 Jun, 2018
IUCN advises in-danger status for Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago World Heritage site
Uncontrolled development, unsustainable fisheries and invasive species threaten Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which recommends placing the site on the List of World Heritage…
Story | 17 Jun, 2018
The WCEL Chair, Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin, visited United Nations Headquarters to sign an MoU between WCEL and the Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).
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
Obituary - Mr Benoît Nzigidahera
It is with great sadness that we announce the death, on 10 May 2018, of Mr. Nzigidahera Benoît, President of the IUCN National Committee in Burundi, Legal Representative and President of the Association for the Protection of Natural Resources for the Good Of Burundi Population (APRN / BEPB),…
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 | 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 | 08 Jun, 2018
Putting women and girls at the heart of conservation and climate action
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a prerequisite to effective conservation, climate action and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). International agreements on biodiversity (CBD), sustainable development (Agenda 2030) and—most recently—climate change (the Paris Agreement)…
Story | 07 Jun, 2018
To mark World Oceans Day, IUCN has collaborated with Google Earth to produce a Voyager story - a multimedia presentation embedded in Google Earth - that traces the life and habits of humpback whales as they migrate the world’s oceans and as they feed and breed in “Large Marine Ecosystems” (LMEs…
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Two CEM Sessions at the Conservation, Communities and Livelihoods, Halifax, Canada, May 27-30, 2018