In 1991, grassroots advocates from 10 countries agreed to help each other protect communities and the environment through law. They launched ELAW. Today, we collaborate with hundreds of grassroots advocates in more than 80 countries, helping them win lasting victories against environmental abuse and build a just future.
In 1991, grassroots advocates from 10 countries agreed to help each other protect communities and the environment through law. They launched ELAW. Today, we collaborate with hundreds of grassroots advocates in more than 80 countries, helping them win lasting victories against environmental abuse and build a just future.
If you enjoy eating spiny lobster or conch, you may have a role in a tragic situation playing out in remote Miskito villages on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Here, poorly equipped scuba divers and children, working for industrial fishing operations, venture out in small boats and dive for lobster and conch.
If you enjoy eating spiny lobster or conch, you may have a role in a tragic situation playing out in remote Miskito villages on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Here, poorly equipped scuba divers and children, working for industrial fishing operations, venture out in small boats and dive for lobster and conch.
Associate Director Lori Maddox reflects on work in Mesoamerica to protect reefs and mangroves. She writes: "New Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) rules in Honduras are a step backward, allowing for more development with less oversight."
Associate Director Lori Maddox reflects on work in Mesoamerica to protect reefs and mangroves. She writes: "New Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) rules in Honduras are a step backward, allowing for more development with less oversight."
ELAW Fellows from Honduras and Germany are busy this summer learning about waste management in Lane County and environmental tribunals around the world.
ELAW Fellows from Honduras and Germany are busy this summer learning about waste management in Lane County and environmental tribunals around the world.
ELAW eBulletin
ELAW welcomes Paul Zepeda Castro from Honduras! Paul is an attorney volunteering with the Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de Honduras (IDAMHO). ELAW has worked with IDAMHO for many years, and we are excited to support Paul's efforts protecting the environment in Honduras.
ELAW eBulletin
ELAW welcomes Paul Zepeda Castro from Honduras! Paul is an attorney volunteering with the Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de Honduras (IDAMHO). ELAW has worked with IDAMHO for many years, and we are excited to support Paul's efforts protecting the environment in Honduras.
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Board Member and mining expert Glenn Miller traveled to Panama and Honduras last week to collaborate with ELAW partners at the Environmental Advocacy Center (Centro de Incidencia Ambiental, CIAM) and the Environmental Law Institute (Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de Honduras, IDAMHO) to protect communities and the environment from mining industry abuses.
ELAW Bulletin ELAW Board Member and mining expert Glenn Miller traveled to Panama and Honduras last week to collaborate with ELAW partners at the Environmental Advocacy Center (Centro de Incidencia Ambiental, CIAM) and the Environmental Law Institute (Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de Honduras, IDAMHO) to protect communities and the environment from mining industry abuses.
ELAW eBulletin Emilio D'Cuire, a young scientist who works at the Honduran Environmental Law Institute (IDAMHO) has arrived for an ELAW Fellowship to build skills to prevent mining abuses and protect the Mesoamerican Reef and the coast of Honduras from short-sighted tourism development schemes.
ELAW eBulletin Emilio D'Cuire, a young scientist who works at the Honduran Environmental Law Institute (IDAMHO) has arrived for an ELAW Fellowship to build skills to prevent mining abuses and protect the Mesoamerican Reef and the coast of Honduras from short-sighted tourism development schemes.
