Announced as a milestone meeting, five Assessment Reports on the state of knowledge about biodiversity, ecosystems, and nature鈥檚 contributions to society were approved during the 6th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) that took鈥
On 2 February 2018 the International Court of Justice聽rendered its first decision on environmental damage and compensation in the case Certain Activities Carried Out By Nicaragua In the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua) Compensation Owed By The Republic Of Nicaragua To The Republic Of Costa鈥
The initiative to reach agreement on a Global Pact for the Environment at the United Nations was discussed on two different occasions during the 8th World Water Forum under the auspices of WCEL and partners. Launched in 2017, the initiative was started by the Republic of France with鈥
Leading high-level judges from around the world met for the 1st Meeting of the Interim Governing Committee (IGC) of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE) from 17-18 March in Bras铆lia (Brazil). This meeting preceded the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice鈥
Under the leadership of the Environmental Law Centre, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and UNITAR have jointly developed a new e-learning course on 鈥業ntegrated planning for climate change and biodiversity鈥. The course was launched on 20 March 2018, in Mbeya, Tanzania, by Dr Anna Sabrina Wollmann of the UN Institute for鈥
MFF and Marriott Resorts and Hotels have joined hands with Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University to improve the sustainability of communities鈥 livelihoods and bolster conservation efforts in Bangkaeo Sub-district of Samut Songkram Province, Central Thailand.聽
Following the third Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) Technical Workshop in Bhutan, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Asia had the opportunity to sit down with聽Minsun Kim, who recently joined the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Asia Regional Office in Bangkok as Programme Officer for Protected Areas. Minsun is on a special secondment from the鈥
To celebrate World Wetlands Day on February 2, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, MFF, and USAID, in collaboration with ECOFISH, WorldFish and the 鈥淐limate Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods鈥 project, organised a number of activities in Nijhum Dwip to highlight the importance of the island,鈥
On April 1, 2018, Peru will launch its first specialized environmental court, or juzgado ambiental. The new court is located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, in the city of Puerto Maldonado, and will have jurisdiction over criminal, administrative, and constitutional cases involving the鈥
by Eckard Rehbinder