This week WCEL will be launching the first in a series of webinars on the role of environmental law to address novel threats facing our planet. The first webinar in the series, "Using Environmental Law Tools to Address Global Pandemics", will take place this Friday, 24 April 2020, at 13:00 EST. The webinar will feature Dr. Christian Walzer, Executive Director of Wildlife Health for the Wildlife Conservation Society. Dr. Walzer will introduce science of zoonosis and the Berlin Principles. 

Dr. Walzer will be joined by WCEL Chair Emeritus, Professor Nicholas Robinson from the Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Professor Robinson will be discussing ecological and legal pathways to avoid the next pandemic. 

The panel will also feature WCEL Steering Committee Member, Elizabeth Mrema. Ms. Mrema is currently serving as the acting Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. She will be discussing the critical role of reducing biodiversity loss to sustain healthy ecosystems. 

The panel will be moderated by WCEL Deputy Chair, Professor Denise Antolini. Professor Antolini is the Former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2011-2019) at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

For more information about this webinar, as well as future webinars in the series, please visit the WCEL Webinar Series page. 

Participants are invited to register here. Registered participants will be sent a direct link to the webinar.