More than 20 years ago, ELAW met Nixon Sifuna, PhD, a Kenyan grassroots attorney. He traveled to Eugene in 2002 as an ELAW Fellow and I traveled to meet him in Kenya as he worked to protect forests through a case he filed at Kenya’s High Court at Eldoret....
More than 20 years ago, ELAW met Nixon Sifuna, PhD, a Kenyan grassroots attorney. He traveled to Eugene in 2002 as an ELAW Fellow and I traveled to meet him in Kenya as he worked to protect forests through a case he filed at Kenya’s High Court at Eldoret....
Last week, ELAW partners in South Africa shared their latest victory: South Africa’s Constitutional Court slammed one door shut on plans to build a new coal mine inside an Mpumalanga Protected Area.
Last week, ELAW partners in South Africa shared their latest victory: South Africa’s Constitutional Court slammed one door shut on plans to build a new coal mine inside an Mpumalanga Protected Area.
Kenya’s National Environmental Tribunal revoked the license for a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant, proposed for a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lamu, Kenya.
Kenya’s National Environmental Tribunal revoked the license for a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant, proposed for a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lamu, Kenya.
In a stunning win for communities in Lamu, Kenya, the government has been ordered to pay more than $17 million USD to 4,600 fishermen for damages caused by an enormous infrastructure project: the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET).
In a stunning win for communities in Lamu, Kenya, the government has been ordered to pay more than $17 million USD to 4,600 fishermen for damages caused by an enormous infrastructure project: the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET).
ELAW is collaborating with partners in Kenya to help communities challenge a massive port project and coal-fired power plant proposed for Lamu, a UN World Heritage Site and Kenya's first Swahili settlement.
ELAW is collaborating with partners in Kenya to help communities challenge a massive port project and coal-fired power plant proposed for Lamu, a UN World Heritage Site and Kenya's first Swahili settlement.
Developers are proposing to build what would be East Africa's first coal-fired power plant, in Lamu, a UN World Heritage site on Kenya's north coast. In November, ELAW partners at Save Lamu filed a case to block the project.
Developers are proposing to build what would be East Africa's first coal-fired power plant, in Lamu, a UN World Heritage site on Kenya's north coast. In November, ELAW partners at Save Lamu filed a case to block the project.
ELAW eBulletin Grassroots leaders from East Africa were the first to arrive yesterday for the 2015 ELAW Annual International Meeting. By Saturday, more than 50 grassroots advocates from 30 countries will be here in Eugene to collaborate on their efforts back home to help communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. The International Meeting will be March 1 - 5, followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference.
ELAW eBulletin Grassroots leaders from East Africa were the first to arrive yesterday for the 2015 ELAW Annual International Meeting. By Saturday, more than 50 grassroots advocates from 30 countries will be here in Eugene to collaborate on their efforts back home to help communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. The International Meeting will be March 1 - 5, followed by the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference.
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In Africa, corporations seeking oil, gas, gold, and timber threaten agricultural lands, waterways, and national parks. ELAW is working with local advocates to level the playing field for threatened communities.
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In Africa, corporations seeking oil, gas, gold, and timber threaten agricultural lands, waterways, and national parks. ELAW is working with local advocates to level the playing field for threatened communities.
ELAW eBulletin Kenyan attorney Benedette Mutuku and Tanzanian attorney Adolf Runyoro arrived in Eugene on Monday. These ELAW Fellows will work closely with the ELAW team to strengthen their organizations and tap legal and scientific resources.
ELAW eBulletin Kenyan attorney Benedette Mutuku and Tanzanian attorney Adolf Runyoro arrived in Eugene on Monday. These ELAW Fellows will work closely with the ELAW team to strengthen their organizations and tap legal and scientific resources.
