Story | 31 Jan, 2022
The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law had a very active participation during COP26, held in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October to 12 November 2021.
Story | 29 Nov, 2021
How to ignite ecosystem restoration in your community
Grassroots action for the restoration of your local ecosystem is a means to engage yourself and the community around you to become part of the change that you are trying to achieve, according to the IUCN Community-Organizing Toolkit on Ecosystem Restoration.
Story | 10 Nov, 2021
Global launch of the Great Blue Wall
Movement launched to conserve and restore marine and coastal biodiversity while unlocking the development of a regenerative sustainable blue economy
At the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow, Western Indian Ocean states and partners including International Union for Conservation of…
Story | 25 Oct, 2021
The World Commission on Environmental Law at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The WCEL at the IUCN World Conservation Congress Marseille, 3-11 September 2021...
Story | 19 Oct, 2021
Marine Heatwaves: a serious threat to marine biodiversity and livelihoods
Back in 2011, extremely warm water temperatures persisting over thousands of kilometres along the coastline of Western Australia caused coral bleaching, mass die-out of marine life and wiped out kelp forests. Since then, this phenomenon of abnormally high-water temperatures has been recorded in…
Story | 13 Sep, 2021
New Chair of IUCN WCEL: Prof. Dr. Christina Voigt
The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, elected Professor Dr. Christina Voigt as new Chair for the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.
Story | 06 Aug, 2021
International Symposium on Environmental Law
On Thursday 2 September and Friday 3 September, 2021, the Normandie Chair for Peace (NCP), International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL), and IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) will host the International Symposium on Environmental Law “Peace…
Story | 02 Jul, 2021
Inaugural IUCN Oceania Environmental Law Congress
Suva, Fiji 14 to 16 July 2021