Article | 01 Mar, 2021
Le premier catalogue mondial des écosystèmes permettra de coordonner les efforts de conservation
Gland, Suisse, 01 mars 2021 (UICN) - L'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) a publié aujourd'hui sa typologie globale des écosystèmes, le premier système complet de classification et de…
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
First-ever global catalogue of ecosystems will enable coordinated conservation efforts
Gland, Switzerland, 01 March 2021 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, the first-…
Story | 26 Feb, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit Goes Virtual
The virtual IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit will take place 5-16 April 2021.
Story | 22 Feb, 2021
One-third of freshwater fish face extinction, warns new report
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies and economies across the…
Story | 19 Feb, 2021
Judges Keep Up the Fight for the Health of People and the Planet
By Irum Ahsan and Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta - The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Law and Policy Reform Program and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) co-organized the Asia Pacific Judicial Conference on Climate Change: Adjudication in the Time of COVID-19, which took place virtually…
Story | 11 Feb, 2021
The French Climate Cases: Legal Basis and Broader Meaning
By Prof. Dr. L. Lavrysen
Story | 27 Jan, 2021
Courtrooms are a New Frontier in Combating the Climate Crisis
The United Nations Environment Programme has released the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report: 2020 Status Review. This critical report provides an overview of the current state of climate change litigation globally, as well as an assessment of global climate change…
Story | 15 Jan, 2021
La agenda europea para reducir impactos ambientales en las cadenas de valor
Por Tammy Vallejo - Varias iniciativas se desarrollan en la Unión Europea para regular las actividades de las empresas y prevenir los impactos negativos de sus actividades, incluyendo daños ambientales, a lo largo de toda la cadena de suministros. Se prevén dos propuestas normativas para este…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
A New Framework for Assisting Victims of Toxic Remnants of War
By Doug Weir - Conflicts and military activities are major sources of pollution, including the long-term health and environmental risks caused by abandoned military detritus and explosive munition remnants. Clear removal and victim assistance obligations exist for certain explosive remnants, but…
Article | 25 Dec, 2020
Par Mohamed Ali Mekouar - Le numéro 5 de la Revue africaine de droit de l’environnement, paru en novembre 2020, est axé sur les apports des juridictions africaines à la préservation de l’environnement, au niveau national comme à l’échelle régionale.