Communities around the world are speaking out against short-sighted projects that threaten wild places, wildlife, biodiversity, and ecosystems. In the Maldives, Congo, Guinea, and Nepal, advocates are working to protect forests, watersheds, coral reefs, and much more. We are proud to collaborate with these local advocates. Enjoy the following brief reports on our recent work.
Communities around the world are speaking out against short-sighted projects that threaten wild places, wildlife, biodiversity, and ecosystems. In the Maldives, Congo, Guinea, and Nepal, advocates are working to protect forests, watersheds, coral reefs, and much more. We are proud to collaborate with these local advocates. Enjoy the following brief reports on our recent work.
Protecting our global climate is the leading challenge of our time. ELAW partners around the world are working to ensure that communities who suffer the worst impacts from damaging the climate have a voice at the table and the tools they need to win victories for a healthy planet.
Protecting our global climate is the leading challenge of our time. ELAW partners around the world are working to ensure that communities who suffer the worst impacts from damaging the climate have a voice at the table and the tools they need to win victories for a healthy planet.
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.
This year, Earth Day comes as the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world. All of us on the ELAW US team are working together from home and staying safe.
This year, Earth Day comes as the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world. All of us on the ELAW US team are working together from home and staying safe.
The Lumbini UNESCO World Heritage site will now be protected from polluting cement plants and brick kilns that have encroached on a Buddhist pilgrimage site with archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha.
The Lumbini UNESCO World Heritage site will now be protected from polluting cement plants and brick kilns that have encroached on a Buddhist pilgrimage site with archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha.
In honor of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we are pleased to share our recent work with the Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP).
In honor of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we are pleased to share our recent work with the Lawyers' Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP).
Phewa Lake in Nepal's Pokhara Valley is famous for its stunning reflection of majestic peaks in the Annapurna Himalayas.
We are thrilled to report that ELAW partners at the Kathmandu-based Pro Public have saved this natural wonder from a private company's scheme to operate a cable car from the lake's edge to the World Peace Pagoda on Ananda Hill.
Phewa Lake in Nepal's Pokhara Valley is famous for its stunning reflection of majestic peaks in the Annapurna Himalayas.
We are thrilled to report that ELAW partners at the Kathmandu-based Pro Public have saved this natural wonder from a private company's scheme to operate a cable car from the lake's edge to the World Peace Pagoda on Ananda Hill.
Effective January 16, the Government of Nepal prohibits the import, distribution, and sale of children's toys contaminated by 12 toxic chemicals, including cadmium, mercury, arsenic, phthalates, and lead.
Effective January 16, the Government of Nepal prohibits the import, distribution, and sale of children's toys contaminated by 12 toxic chemicals, including cadmium, mercury, arsenic, phthalates, and lead.
ELAW eBulletin Prakash Mani Sharma is a tireless environmental advocate for communities in Nepal. Prakash and his organization, the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) have fought for decades to protect Nepal's unique landscapes, including the glaciers of Mount Everest, the sacred Bagmati River, and Kathmandu's Balkhu -- one of the few public parks in the densely populated capital city.
ELAW eBulletin Prakash Mani Sharma is a tireless environmental advocate for communities in Nepal. Prakash and his organization, the Forum for Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public) have fought for decades to protect Nepal's unique landscapes, including the glaciers of Mount Everest, the sacred Bagmati River, and Kathmandu's Balkhu -- one of the few public parks in the densely populated capital city.
