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 | 27 Feb, 2018
Protected area governance, equity and the Green List in Kenya
An IUCN Green List workshop was co-organised by IUCN PAPACO and the IUCN Green List team in Kenya and held at the IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together key actors in conservation in Kenya including the Kenya Wildlife Service and IIED.
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Moot Discusses Water Use for Agriculture in Pakistan
The Australian Government and the Asia Foundation Pakistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and IUCN Pakistan, organized a discussion on the political economy of agriculture water use in Pakistan to understand the power dynamics and to pave the way for effective water…
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Visit of the Charles Sturt University Delegation
A meeting was held with an Australian delegation led by Mr. Jehangir Phuntakey and comprised Mr. Michael Mitchell, Research Fellow from the Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Australia. Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative, IUCN Pakistan, welcomed the…
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 | 19 Feb, 2018
Indonesia’s last frontier: indigenous peoples’ rights key to forest preservation
The forests of Papua in Indonesia have been referred to as a last frontier, and those that live in and around them are instrumental in their future. Clarifying and codifying rights to tenure and management may be the key to keeping these forests…
Story | 19 Feb, 2018
Thai Union and IUCN launch Community-based Tourism Project in Phang Nga
Throughout 2017, the Thai Union-IUCN Partnership Project supported various community based initiatives in Koh Yao Yai, Phang Nga. The projects focused on the participatory management of marine and coastal resources and increasing livelihood resilience in the area.
Story | 14 Feb, 2018
Azerbaijan to create the first Marine Protected Area in the Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan is upgrading and expanding the Gizilaghaj State Reserve to become a National Park and will include the first Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Caspian Sea, the largest inland body of water on the planet. The new MPA will seek to protect six significant marine species on the brink of…
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…