An interim decision by the Court of Justice of the EU ordered logging to stop immediately in the ancient Bia艂owie偶a 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.
The 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) took place at UN Headquarters in New York from 10-19 July, under the overarching theme of "Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing World鈥.
The 2nd Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law will take place in Santiago (Chile) from 4-6 September, 2017. WCEL is honored to join the Organization of American States (OAS), UN Environment, the Supreme Court of Chile, and other partners to further support the development and鈥
On 18 July forty participants in the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development attended presentations on how renewable energy systems provide cost-effective and readily available electricity as an essential basis for accomplishing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.聽
George B. Rabb, one of the most highly regarded leaders of the world conservation movement, passed away in Chicago on July 27.
Members of the WCEL Oceans, Coasts and Coral Reefs Specialist Group contributed to a milestone in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea through their participation in the two-year process of developing recommendations for conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in鈥
In order to initiate a national debate about how to strengthen enforcement of environmental law,聽香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 France聽(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鈥
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The Hawai驶i Conservation Conference convened from 18-20 July 2017 in Honolulu (USA). Meeting at the same venue that hosted the 2016 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress, scientists, policymakers, practitioners, educators, students, and the community gathered to continue momentum for conservation鈥
Justice Antonio Benjamin travelled to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on 6-8 July meeting with representatives of the Supreme Court, Environment Ministry, and the Department of National Parks & Wildlife. Despite its rich biodiversity, the World Commission on Environmental Law had no presence鈥