Vanuatu is leading the Pacific, in terms of ocean management.  It has led a shifting focus which is recognising that 98% of this nation is sea whilst only 2% is land. Vanuatu is the first country in the region to have an integrated, holistic Ocean Policy.  This…
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC intends to beat the Guinness World Record of the largest composed postcard with the help of children and youth.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ India along with partners helped set up FRP biogas plants for households in the Balkila Watershed of Uttarakhand. This has not only reduced the fuelwood consumption of the households, thus reducing the pressure on the nearby forests, but has also reduced the drudgery of the local women. …
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC intends to beat the Guinness World Record of the largest composed postcard with the help of children and youth.
As the destruction caused by natural disasters grows in intensity, we urgently need to invest in innovative ways of protecting ourselves from them. Conserving healthy ecosystems such as mangroves, wetlands and forests is an example of such smart investment, writes Vinod Thomas, Indian economist…
More than 1.5 billion small forest and farm producers throughout the world depend on forest landscapes to produce food, fuel, timber and non-wood forest products to meet their subsistence needs and generate cash income. Despite the large number…
Bahak Indah, a mangrove-lined beach running along the coast of Probolinggo, East Java, is a major attraction for visitors. But just fifteen years ago, the only vegetation found on the beach was a type of spinegrass with such sharp tips that residents of Curah Dringu and Dungan Villages avoided…
The Climate Change Specialist Group has published its report in a series highlighting ongoing work under each WCEL Specialist Group.Â
Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland hosted the 16th Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium from 4-6 July 2018. Many WCEL Members presented and participated in the event.Â
In June, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Lao PDR assessed turtle populations in the Xe Champhone Ramsar site in southern Lao PDR. They studied several threatened turtle species, and plan to continue the work at the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site in the coming months.