Students for International Environmental Law (SIEL) - Lewis & Clark

Professor Erica Lyman, Director of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment (GLA) Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School will be discussing a critical gap in wildlife trade laws—one that leaves nationally-protected, non-CITES-listed species vulnerable to exploitation - on an upcoming panel hosted during the 34th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)

The panel, "Illegally Sourced, Legally Traded: the Case for Stronger IWT Legislation," will discuss the research on the trade of illegally sourced species from Latin America to Europe and national legal best practices to help countries close this gap and prevent trafficked species from entering their markets.

Check out the details below to listen in:

🗓 May 22, 13:00–14:00 CEST
💻 To join online: https://www.linkedin.com/events/illegallysourced-legallytraded-7329107943524659202/

This event is co-hosted by Peru, IFAW and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

court shuts down plans citing rights of nature

Ecuadorian Court Shuts Down Mining Plans in Cloud Forest, Citing Constitutional Rights of Nature In a landmark ruling last week Ecuador’s Constitutional Court said plans to mine for copper and gold in a protected cloud forest were unconstitutional and violate the rights of nature. The case involved mining permits that were issued in Los Cedros — a ...

set to overtake coal in total emissions.

Plastics set to overtake coal plants on GHG emissions, new study shows

UN Aarhus Convention Members vote to suspend Belarus’s rights due to its persecution of environment defenders

Belarus Chastised for Persecuting Environmental Defenders Belarus is to have its rights and privileges under a major international treaty suspended for persecuting environmental defenders and shutting down green NGOs. A high-level summit of parties to Aarhus Convention on environmental rights on October 21, chastised the state for liquidating one of its ol...

Fantastic news from this month. Many have been working for decades to get this recognized.

The UN Human Rights Council now recognizes the human right to a healthy environment.

(Unfortunately though the US didn’t support)

UN declares access to a clean environment a human right The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the global fight against climate change and its devastating consequences.

Extreme drought & heatwave in the West (inc record breaking heat in our own city of Portland), record heat in other cities around the world, devastating floods..
The is already here

Climate Change Disaster Isn’t a Future Threat — It’s Already Here From the historic heat wave tearing through the Pacific Northwest to temperatures

Heads up- over the course of the week the Human Rights Council meeting will be focused on environment & human rights, with such important topics as environmental defenders, water & biodiversity crises, & the right to a healthy environment.

Watch live at UN TV or through links to side events here:

Environment @ 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council The 46th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC46) will take place from 22 February to 23 March 2021 in Geneva. This page highlights the environmental-related activities of this session, and is regularly updated.

Good news from the EU courts on chemicals

European Top Court Upholds French Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides The European Court of Justice found on October 8 that France did not violate EU rules when it banned certain chemicals considered harmful to bees. ​The legal row between the French Crop Protection Association and France goes back to 2018, when the government banned some pesticides belonging to the...

Tracking lawsuits

Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability Courts are emerging as a new battleground in the climate change fight. From cases over public policy in Europe to fossil fuel industry advertising from ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute in the United States, lawsuits seeking to hold governments and corporations accountable for the

New law student group releases its report card on law firms contributing to . Which of the top 100 firms are doing best & worst when it comes to cc? Ie lobbying & litigating for clients doing the most damage to planet.

LSCA The Law Firm Climate Change ScorecardUncovering the role of top law firms in the climate crisis. `; new autoComplete({ data: { // Data src [Array, Function, Async] | (REQUIRED) // src: async () => { // // API key token // const token = "this_is_the_API_token_number"; // // User search query // const...

Virtual event this week about the Chevron, Ecuador case. The lawyer who sued Chevron on behalf of Ecuador’s indigenous tribes will be speaking. He’ll also discuss the case Chevron took against him & the legal battle that has him under house arrest. (All this has succeeded in Chevron avoiding paying the damages they owe to the communities they polluted with )
Also follow the lawyer - Steve Donziger on twitter for more updates

The Epic Environmental Litigation of Chevron v. Ecuador: Lessons from the Frontlines

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