The 13th annual conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) gathered in Naples, Italy between 7-9 September 2017.聽The World Commission on Environmental Law contributed its expertise on oceans, climate change, and human rights.
The Environmental Law Institute will present the 2017 Environmental Law Achievement Award to Achim Steiner 鈥渇or his visionary leadership on global sustainability and rule of law in the environmental setting鈥 on 18 October 2017 in Washington, D.C.
A one-day conference will be held on 20 September at Columbia University (New York) to continue discussions toward a 鈥淕lobal Pact for the Environment鈥. The event is free and open to the public, bringing prominent leaders together on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly to鈥
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know much about the basin. I learned it鈥檚 formed by four tributaries, three originating in Costa Rica and one in Panama, and together they empty into the Sixaola River. I learned there are ecosystems that depend on the watershed and that of course we must take care of them.鈥澛鈥
Widener University Delaware Law School will host the 2nd Virtual Workshop on Dignity Rights in November 2017
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.
Four days of lessons on theoretical concepts and practical exercises to improve communication skills.
Appearing somewhat like a cross between an anteater and a lizard, and rolling into a ball when threatened, the pangolin looks like nothing else on earth. Most people have never heard of them, let alone seen one 鈥 yet these creatures are the single most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