YouTube video by IUCN WCEL Webinar: "Introduction to the IUCN WCEL and its Climate Change Law Specialist Group"

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YouTube video by IUCN WCEL Webinar: "Relationship between the ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion and COPs 30 / 31"

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The Manifesto for the Freshwater Rule of Law | The Water Diplomat

📄💧 The Water Diplomat:
"The Manifesto for the Freshwater Rule of Law" by By Stefano Burchi, Mike Hantke-Domas, PhD, Zaki Shubber, Robyn Stein, Jessica Troell:
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IUCN WCEL early researchers’ view on the science-policy interfaces for the Environmental Rule of Law

📄 IUCN WCEL early researchers’ view on the science-policy interfaces for the Environmental Rule of Law
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We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Christina Voigt has been elected for another four-year term as Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL).

The election took place during the Members' Assembly at the #IUCNcongress, held this week in Abu Dhabi.

YouTube video by IUCN WCEL Webinar: "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond"

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Roundtable Reflections: The ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion and the BBNJ Agreement This is a summary report of the “Roundtable Discussion on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the BBNJ Agreement” held Tuesday 26 August 2024, 1:15-2:30 pm, UN Headquarters, Conference Room...

📄"Roundtable Reflections: The ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion and the BBNJ Agreement"
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📄 Now available:
"Guidelines on access to justice and effective remedies in the context of toxics", a report by UN SR and supporter of WCEL, Marcos Orellana.
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🗣️ Roundtable Discussion on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and the BBNJ Agreement (in-person event)

📅 Tuesday 26 August 2024 | 1:15-2:30 pm
📍 UN Headquarters, Conference Room 2 (New York)

YouTube video by IUCN WCEL The ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A Turning Point for Climate Justice from the World Court

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🖥️ Please join us on Friday 22 August –from 8:00 am to 9:30am (CEST) / 7:00 am to 8:30 am (UK time)– for the webinar "The ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A Turning Point for Climate Justice from the World Court".
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Global Plastics Treaty talks hit setback: more than a plastic pollution crisis, latest Chair’s Text draft sparks dismay – yet there is still hope with one day left IUCN expresses its disappointment in the 13 August 2025 Chair's Text, as it is a significant retreat from what could have been developed from the 1 December Chair’s Text and in negotiations this week ...

📄 "Global Plastics Treaty talks hit setback: more than a plastic pollution crisis, latest Chair’s Text draft sparks dismay – yet there is still hope with one day left"
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Webinar: "Towards Freshwater Rule of Law: A Manifesto of Fundamental Principles" Held on Tuesday 5th August 2025. The Freshwater rule of law Manifesto is a response to the persistence of issues central to effective freshwater governance despite a dramatic transformation of freshwater policies, laws and regulations over the last 50 years. The webinar intends to introduce and debate the principles informing the Freshwater rule of law Manifesto. The Manifesto is available here: https://iucn.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/manifesto-draft-27.06.2025_iucn-wcel-water-and-wetlands-sg.pdf INTRODUCTION TO THE MANIFESTO: ORIGINS AND GOALS: - Stefano Burchi, IUCN WCEL / AIDA - Michael Hantke-Domas, WCEL / AIDA / Universidad San Sebastián (Chile) - Zaki Shubber, IUCN WCEL / AIDA - Robyn Stein, IUCN WCEL / AIDA - Jessica Troell, IUCN WCEL / AIDA / ELI INTRODUCTION TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: - Zaki Shubber, IUCN WCEL/AIDA (FACILITATED DISCUSSION) CLOSING WORDS / FURTHER COMMENTS: - Stefano Burchi, IUCN WCEL/AIDA

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NOW AVAILABLE: The Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation The new project from the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law’s Climate Change Law Specialist Group represents a comprehensive resource for climate change litigation.

📖 NOW AVAILABLE: The Cambridge Handbook on Climate Litigation

The new project from the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law’s Climate Change Law Specialist Group represents a comprehensive resource for climate change litigation.

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💻Please join us on Tuesday 5 August at 2:30 pm (CEST) for the webinar "Towards Freshwater Rule of Law: A Manifesto of Fundamental Principles".
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IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the climate system.

📄Press release: "IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion"
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YouTube video by IUCN WCEL Webinar: Welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights

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🖥️Join on on Thursday 17 July at 3 pm (EST), 9pm (CEST) for the webinar: "Welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights: Legal Navigation of the Climate Emergency".
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IUCN welcomes today’s Advisory Opinion on “Climate Emergency and Human Rights" by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights San Jose, Costa Rica, July 3, 2025  – The Advisory Opinion (OC-32/25) in response to the request by the Republics of Colombia and Chile was publicly read today by the President of the Inter-American C...

📄Press release: "IUCN welcomes today’s Advisory Opinion on “Climate Emergency and Human Rights" by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights"
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YouTube video by IUCN WCEL The Road to Net Zero in Court: Just Transition and Corporate Climate Litigation

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This week IUCN WCEL members participated in the 33rd Annual International Conference of the Global Ecological Integrity Group (GEIG): "Law, Governance, and Ecological Integrity in the Era of Emergency", hosted by the Università Europea di Roma.

🖥️ Please join on June 3rd and 4th, 2025 for the online event "Judges & Climate Change.

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2025 IUCN WCEL Nicholas Robinson Award for Excellence in Environmental Law and Policy: Cymie Payne, Francesco Sindico and Claudia de Windt The announcement of this year's awardees was made during the 4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress, held in Rabat (Morocco) earlier this month.

📄 "2025 IUCN WCEL Nicholas Robinson Award for Excellence in Environmental Law and Policy: Cymie Payne, Francesco Sindico and Claudia de Windt"
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4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress - Best of Credit: Hicham Abada (Best of: Full congress) The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) hosted its 4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress from 5 – 7 May 2025 in Rabat, Morocco. The title of the congress was "lntegrated legal protection of Air, Ocean and Land". The event was hosted by the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training (academic arm of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection).

Many thanks to everyone who joined us last week, in person and online, for the 4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress!

VIDEO: Best of (full congress).
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Best of Day 1 – 4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress Credit: Echaibi Production. (Best of Day 1) The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) hosted its 4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress from 5 – 7 May 2025 in Rabat, Morocco. The title of the congress was "lntegrated legal protection of Air, Ocean and Land". The event was hosted by the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training (academic arm of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection).

Many thanks to everyone who joined us last week, in person and online, for the 4th IUCN WCEL World Environmental Law Congress!
Video: Best of Day 1 (5 May 2025)
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Fantastic choices for the three iUCN WCEL Nick Robinson Awards to Profes Cymie Payne, Francesco Sindico and Claudia de Windt @iucnwcel.bsky.social 4th World Congress presented by Prof Christina Voigt and Ayman Cherkaoui.