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Article 26 Aoû, 2019

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On 1 August 2019, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCEL Deputy Chair, Denise Antolini, sat down with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Acting Director General and WCEL Member, Grethel Aguilar, at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Oceania Regional Conservation Forum in Suva, Fiji, to discuss the Director General's background as an environmental lawyer, her career with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, and her thoughts of the role of WCEL to move Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ forward through 2030 and beyond. 

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCEL is one of the six Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Commissions.  With more than 900 members and through their projects and expertise, the network of environmental law and policy specialists of the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) serve as the principal source of legal technical advice on all aspects of environmental law to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and its partners.   The Commission functions as an integral part of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Environmental Law Programme (ELP), collaborating closely with the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) based in Bonn. 

WCEL will be holding its 2nd Environmental Law Congress - Environmental Law 2030 and Beyond from 25 – 29 March 2020.


The work of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s six Commissions covers a wide range of disciplines: education and communication, environmental, economic and social policy, ecosystem management, species survival, environmental law and protected areas.  These networks of experts contribute to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Mission by providing insights, promoting policies and inspiring action to inspire the conservation of nature. 

The other Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Commissions are:

CEC – Commission on Education and Communication
CEM – Commission on Ecosystem Management
CEESP - Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
SSC – Species Survival Commission
WCPA – World Commission on Protected Areas