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🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "Introduction to the IUCN WCEL and its Climate Change Law Specialist Group" you can watch it here:
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Webinar: "Introduction to the IUCN WCEL and its Climate Change Law Specialist Group"
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December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "Introduction to the IUCN WCEL and its Climate Change Law Specialist Group" you can watch it here:
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🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "Relationship between the ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion and COPs 30 / 31" you can watch it here:
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Webinar: "Relationship between the ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion and COPs 30 / 31"
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December 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "Relationship between the ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion and COPs 30 / 31" you can watch it here:
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📄💧 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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"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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The Manifesto for the Freshwater Rule of Law | The Water Diplomat
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December 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
📄💧 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:
www.waterdiplomat.org/story/2025/1...
"The Manifesto for the Freshwater Rule of Law" by By Stefano Burchi, Mike Hantke-Domas, PhD, Zaki Shubber, Robyn Stein, Jessica Troell:
www.waterdiplomat.org/story/2025/1...
📄 IUCN WCEL early researchers’ view on the science-policy interfaces for the Environmental Rule of Law
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IUCN WCEL early researchers’ view on the science-policy interfaces for the Environmental Rule of Law
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November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
📄 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.
The election took place during the Members' Assembly at the #IUCNcongress, held this week in Abu Dhabi.
October 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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.
The election took place during the Members' Assembly at the #IUCNcongress, held this week in Abu Dhabi.
🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond" you can watch it here:
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Webinar: "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond"
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September 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond" you can watch it here:
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September 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Join us TODAY at 11:00 (CEST) for the webinar "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond".
🖥️ Please join us on Monday 15 September -from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (CEST)- for the webinar "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond".
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September 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Join us TODAY at 11:00 (CEST) for the webinar "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond".
Join us TODAY at 11:00 (CEST) for the webinar "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond".
🖥️ Please join us on Monday 15 September -from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (CEST)- for the webinar "The Plastics Treaty from INC-5.2 and Beyond".
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September 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🖥️ Please join us on Monday 15 September -from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (CEST)- for the 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"
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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...
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September 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📄"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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"Guidelines on access to justice and effective remedies in the context of toxics", a report by UN SR and supporter of WCEL, Marcos Orellana.
documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📄 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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"Guidelines on access to justice and effective remedies in the context of toxics", a report by UN SR and supporter of WCEL, Marcos Orellana.
documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge...
🗣️ 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)
📅 Tuesday 26 August 2024 | 1:15-2:30 pm
📍 UN Headquarters, Conference Room 2 (New York)
August 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🗣️ 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)
📅 Tuesday 26 August 2024 | 1:15-2:30 pm
📍 UN Headquarters, Conference Room 2 (New York)
🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "The ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A Turning Point for Climate Justice from the World Court" you can watch it here:
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The ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A Turning Point for Climate Justice from the World Court
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August 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🖥️ If earlier today you missed our webinar "The ICJ Climate Change Advisory Opinion: A Turning Point for Climate Justice from the World Court" you can watch it here:
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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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🖥️ 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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August 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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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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🖥️ 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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🖥️ 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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August 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🖥️ 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"
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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 ...
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August 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📄 "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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🖥️ If yesterday you missed our webinar "Towards Freshwater Rule of Law: A Manifesto of Fundamental Principles" you can watch it here:
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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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August 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🖥️ If yesterday you missed our webinar "Towards Freshwater Rule of Law: A Manifesto of Fundamental Principles" you can watch it here:
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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.
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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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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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August 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📖 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.
bit.ly/3UKyE2F
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.
bit.ly/3UKyE2F
💻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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Manifesto available here:
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Manifesto available here:
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July 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💻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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Manifesto available here:
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Manifesto available here:
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📄Press release: "IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion"
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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.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📄Press release: "IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion"
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🖥️ If last week you missed our webinar "Welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights: Legal Navigation of the Climate Emergency" you can watch it here:
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Webinar: Welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights
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July 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🖥️ If last week you missed our webinar "Welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights: Legal Navigation of the Climate Emergency" you can watch it here:
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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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July 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🖥️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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📄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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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...
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July 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📄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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🖥️ If yesterday you missed our webinar "The Road to Net Zero in Court: Just Transition and Corporate Climate Litigation" you can watch it here:
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The Road to Net Zero in Court: Just Transition and Corporate Climate Litigation
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July 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🖥️ If yesterday you missed our webinar "The Road to Net Zero in Court: Just Transition and Corporate Climate Litigation" you can watch it here:
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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.
June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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.