Story | 13 Oct, 2017
EU Forum of Judges for the Environment 2017 Annual Conference: “Climate Change and the Judiciary”
Members of WCEL and the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE) Interim Governing Committee, including Justice Luc Lavrysen of the Belgian Constitutional Court, Justice Ragnhild Noer of the Supreme Court of Norway, and Justice Michael D.
Story | 21 Sep, 2017
Launch of the IUCN Incubator for Nature Conservation
Everyone agrees that protected areas are valuable, but can they make money? Can they achieve full financial stability, and even provide a return on private investment? A new IUCN initiative aims to find out.
Story | 21 Sep, 2017
WCEL Contributes to London Conference on Law & Environment in Small States
WCEL Steering Committee members Elizabeth Mrema (UN Environment, Kenya) and Deputy Chair Denise Antolini (University of Hawaii, US) keynoted a conference on September 5-6 held at Queen Mary University of London on Law and Environment in Small States. WCEL member Catherine Iorns (Victoria…
Story | 11 Sep, 2017
The 13th annual conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) gathered in Naples, Italy between 7-9 September 2017. The World Commission on Environmental Law contributed its expertise on oceans, climate change, and human rights.
Story | 07 Sep, 2017
EU Overseas - champions in marine and coastal protection
With 33% of national waters protected the EU Overseas spearhead efforts in global marine conservation
Story | 29 Aug, 2017
Court of Justice of EU: Poland Ordered to Suspend Logging in Białowieża Forest
An interim decision by the Court of Justice of the EU ordered logging to stop immediately in the ancient Białowieża forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ministry of the Environment of Poland maintains that it is necessary to deter beetle infestation and forest fires.
Story | 10 Aug, 2017
In order to initiate a national debate about how to strengthen enforcement of environmental law, IUCN France (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) has called for individuals and organizations in France to support the creation of judges and jurisdictions specialized in…
Story | 02 Aug, 2017
ICEL visits the International Law Commission in Geneva
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -
Story | 14 Jul, 2017
UNEP MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative meets in Montreux
Montreux, 20-22 June 2017. The MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative Steering Committee met for the 8th time to present further standards and improvements in information management of UNEP affiliated Multilateral Environmental Agreements and the corresponding portal InforMEA…
Artículo | 12 Jun, 2017
Financiamiento para la Conservación de Áreas Protegidas: Incubadora para la Innovación
EXPRESIÓN DE INTERÉS PARA COLABORACIÓN
La UICN busca colaborar con áreas protegidas con el fin de buscar maneras de mejorar el financiamiento para la conservación.
(Tomar en cuenta que este no es un programa de subvenciones)