By Ning Li - SpaceX has made numerous eyebrow-raising headlines in the past 10-15 years - that does not look likely to change.
In a new Policy Paper, Water Governance in Asia-Pacific, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses the OECD Principles on Water Governance as an assessment framework to provide a regional analysis of the state of play of water governance in 48 countries of the Asia-…
We mark this year's International Day for Biological Diversity at a time of upheaval, in the midst of a continuing pandemic, a fast-changing climate, with biodiversity in steep decline. At the same time, we know that halting biodiversity loss is possible, and that it can open the way to a more…
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is pleased to announce WCEL-Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Environment Week, a 5-day webinar series exploring environmental law solutions. The webinars will focus on the environmental declarations since the Stockholm Conference, as well as the role of environmental…
By Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb - Effective responses to marine plastic pollution will require unwavering commitments by all stakeholders to change their behavior. What is the best way forward?
The environmental law community recently learned of the passing of one of our preeminent scholars, Professor Charles Odidi Okidi. As a champion for nature, Prof. Okidi was among a select group of visionaries appointed as honorary WCEL members, in recognition of their outstanding lifelong…
Gland, Switzerland, 28 April 2021 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land and water become scarce or degraded tend to be more conflict-prone, a new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ report finds. The report concludes that conserving and sustainably managing natural resources…
By Dr. Parvez Hassan, Chair Emeritus, WCEL - The D.G. Khan Cement case decided this month (April 2021) by the Supreme Court of Pakistan will resonate, like the 1994 Supreme Court decision in the Shehla Zia case, for a long time in the environmental jurisprudence of Pakistan and South Asia. The…
By Eeshan Chaturvedi - As water scarcity plagues the planet exponentially, it is imperative for countries to come to a global consensus and address the issues of international environmental leakage. A concerted effort towards homogenous legal frameworks and policies is the need of the hour to…
Gland, Switzerland, 06 April 2021 – More than 10,000 young people will connect and exchange ideas online at the first-ever International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) Global Youth Summit, from 6 to 16 April. The outcomes of the Summit will be presented to the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€¦