Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is deeply shocked by the tragic loss of 12 park rangers, a staff driver and four civilians close to Virunga National Park, following an attack by armed militia on 24 April. One of the world’s most biodiversity-rich areas and home to the last remaining mountain gorillas, Virunga is Africa’s…
This guest blog by Laura Sonter, Jeremy Simmonds, James Watson andÌýMartine Maron examines why avoiding impacts is a better solution to achieving No Net Loss of natural ecosystems.
On 24 April 2020, WCEL hosted the Webinar "Using Environmental Law Tools to Address Global Pandemics". The Webinar is the first in a series that WCEL will be hosting as a new way to engage WCEL membership and partners virtually in global conversations.
This report provides a synthesis of key information on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Africa, and some guidance on how it might contribute to global conservation efforts and sustainable development in the future.Ìý
WCEL Steering Committee member, Claudia S. de Windt, analyzes relevant factors to the COVID-19 evolution,Ìýcausality nexus and the junction between environmental change, security and rule of law prompted by the pandemic to inform ideas on a legal response to necessary transformation for taking…
Note from the Chair of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ CEESP: by Kristen Walker Painemilla
I hope that you and your loved ones are safeÌýduring this unprecedented crisis we are facing around the world with COVID-19. We are all learning to manage in this new paradigm.Ìý
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The Government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Water Resources Board in collaboration with International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) and Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) are implementing the Embedding Integrated Water Resources Management project which is restoring the…
Local attitudes and history count. Explore learning from a social survey tool called SenseMaker® to weigh community perceptions of protected areas and governance structures in support of natural resources management in Uganda…
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…
In April 2020, the European Parliament published a studyÌýon biodiversity as a human right to inform the European Parliament’s work on how the European Union’s external action can best contribute to a holistic and human rights-based approach aimed at stopping biodiversity loss and degradation.…