Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-WCEL Environment Week will be held online 31 May to 4 June
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is pleased to announceÌýWCEL-Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Environment Week,Ìýa 5-day webinar series exploring environmental law solutions.ÌýThe webinars will focus on the environmental declarations since theÌýStockholm Conference, as well as the role of environmental law to address global climate change, protect forests and oceans, and support environmental law enforcement.
In celebration ofÌý, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is hosting a series of webinars onÌýenvironmental law solutions.
The following webinars will take place each day from Monday 31 May through Friday 4 June:
- Fifty years after the Stockholm Conference: The long road towards the formulation of binding global principles of environmental protection
- Climate Change and the Law: Dynamics between Legislation and Litigation
- Biodiversity and the Law
Notable speakers will include:
- Ambassador Marie Jacobsson,ÌýPrincipal Legal Adviser on International Law, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Lord Robert Carnwath, Former Justice,ÌýJustice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- ´³³Ü»å²µ±ðÌý, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- Kjell Kristian Egge,ÌýInternational Law Adviser of the Law of the Sea, Norwegian Foreign Ministry
- ,ÌýExecutive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
- ,ÌýDirector of Environmental Policy, Conservation International - Colombia,ÌýChair, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ÌýCommission on Ecosystem Management
- ProfessorÌý,ÌýUniversity of British Columbia,ÌýUN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the EnvironmentÌý
WCEL will provide language interpretation in English, French, and Spanish.
To learn more about the speakers and register for the webinars, please visit the event website here.
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