Nov 24, 2020
ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners are celebrating a big victory for an enormous forest complex which includes Sri Lanka’s largest national park – Wilpatthu National Park – and contiguous forests that are home to many threatened species, including leopards, elephants, sloth bears, and migratory birds. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners are celebrating a big victory for an enormous forest complex which includes Sri Lanka’s largest national park – Wilpatthu National Park – and contiguous forests that are home to many threatened species, including leopards, elephants, sloth bears, and migratory birds. |
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Nov 18, 2020
ELAW Bulletin Major climate impacts and exorbitant costs have sounded the death knell for a new proposed coal-fired power station in South Africa. |
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ELAW Bulletin Major climate impacts and exorbitant costs have sounded the death knell for a new proposed coal-fired power station in South Africa. |
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Nov 12, 2020
ELAW Bulletin Iniciativa Ciudadana y Profesional para la Defensa Jurídica del Litoral (Prolitoral), defended by ELAW partner Dr. Eduardo Salazar Ortuño, celebrate the hard-won victory! Prolitoral is a collective formed by Ecologistas en Acción, the Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste (ANSE), Amacora and other environmental and legal professionals. |
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ELAW Bulletin Iniciativa Ciudadana y Profesional para la Defensa Jurídica del Litoral (Prolitoral), defended by ELAW partner Dr. Eduardo Salazar Ortuño, celebrate the hard-won victory! Prolitoral is a collective formed by Ecologistas en Acción, the Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste (ANSE), Amacora and other environmental and legal professionals. |
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Nov 02, 2020
ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to welcome ELAW Fellow Anna Fomina, a Russian attorney working to protect communities in southwest Siberia from polluting coal operations. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to welcome ELAW Fellow Anna Fomina, a Russian attorney working to protect communities in southwest Siberia from polluting coal operations. |
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Oct 20, 2020
ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners at the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) have been fighting, for more than one year, to have foreign waste sent back to the UK and hold polluters accountable. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW partners at the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) have been fighting, for more than one year, to have foreign waste sent back to the UK and hold polluters accountable. |
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Oct 01, 2020
ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to announce that ELAW partner Lottie Cunningham Wren in Nicaragua has won a 2020 Right Livelihood Award “for her ceaseless dedication to the protection of indigenous lands and communities from exploitation and plunder.” |
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ELAW Bulletin We are thrilled to announce that ELAW partner Lottie Cunningham Wren in Nicaragua has won a 2020 Right Livelihood Award “for her ceaseless dedication to the protection of indigenous lands and communities from exploitation and plunder.” |
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Sep 17, 2020
ELAW Bulletin Last week, ELAW partners at Greenwatch co-hosted a two-day workshop with the Judicial Training Institute of Uganda to help judges and legal professionals get up to speed on climate litigation and how it can promote climate justice and hold governments accountable for the effects of climate change. |
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ELAW Bulletin Last week, ELAW partners at Greenwatch co-hosted a two-day workshop with the Judicial Training Institute of Uganda to help judges and legal professionals get up to speed on climate litigation and how it can promote climate justice and hold governments accountable for the effects of climate change. |
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Sep 15, 2020
The world needs to move past coal. Coal kills people and is the largest source of CO2 emissions – we simply cannot continue burning coal if we hope to protect the climate.
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The world needs to move past coal. Coal kills people and is the largest source of CO2 emissions – we simply cannot continue burning coal if we hope to protect the climate.
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Sep 08, 2020
ELAW Bulletin A team of ELAW partners, including Adv. T. Mohan and Adv. A. Yogeshwaran, with senior Adv. R. Vaigai as lead counsel, along with other Chennai-based lawyers, including B. Poongkhulali, Chethana, and Annapoorani, successfully challenged an attempt by Sterlite Copper, a unit of global mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd., to reopen its plant, which was ordered closed in 2018 after many years of toxic operations.
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ELAW Bulletin A team of ELAW partners, including Adv. T. Mohan and Adv. A. Yogeshwaran, with senior Adv. R. Vaigai as lead counsel, along with other Chennai-based lawyers, including B. Poongkhulali, Chethana, and Annapoorani, successfully challenged an attempt by Sterlite Copper, a unit of global mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd., to reopen its plant, which was ordered closed in 2018 after many years of toxic operations.
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Aug 19, 2020
ELAW Bulletin ELAW partner Olivier Ndoole reports a big win for renewable energy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): The Nuru company’s 1.3MW solar hybrid project in Goma has received a permit to begin construction and distribution. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW partner Olivier Ndoole reports a big win for renewable energy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): The Nuru company’s 1.3MW solar hybrid project in Goma has received a permit to begin construction and distribution. |
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Aug 05, 2020
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Jul 20, 2020
ELAW Bulletin The global pandemic has put in-person ELAW Fellowships on hold, but we are working “face-to-face” with new Fellows from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Guinea to help them build skills. |
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ELAW Bulletin The global pandemic has put in-person ELAW Fellowships on hold, but we are working “face-to-face” with new Fellows from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Guinea to help them build skills. |
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Jul 16, 2020
ELAW Bulletin Guyana's EPA is considering a proposal by US oil giant ExxonMobil to expand oil exploitation in the Stabroek block. |
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ELAW Bulletin Guyana's EPA is considering a proposal by US oil giant ExxonMobil to expand oil exploitation in the Stabroek block. |
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Jul 02, 2020
Everyone at the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) is adapting to the challenges of the global pandemic and finding ways to build on our high impact work. For years, we have done much of our work online, so we are well positioned to collaborate with our partners during this difficult time. |
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Everyone at the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) is adapting to the challenges of the global pandemic and finding ways to build on our high impact work. For years, we have done much of our work online, so we are well positioned to collaborate with our partners during this difficult time. |
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Jul 01, 2020
ELAW Bulletin The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has tirelessly taken on polluters and defended communities and ecosystems since it was founded in 1992 by Dr. Mohiuddin Farooque. We are thrilled to announce that BELA, now lead by ELAW Partner, Rizwana Hasan, has been awarded a 2020 Tang Prize for Rule of Law. |
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ELAW Bulletin The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has tirelessly taken on polluters and defended communities and ecosystems since it was founded in 1992 by Dr. Mohiuddin Farooque. We are thrilled to announce that BELA, now lead by ELAW Partner, Rizwana Hasan, has been awarded a 2020 Tang Prize for Rule of Law. |
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Jun 25, 2020
ELAW Bulletin The world’s largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal, was fined this month for violating three atmospheric emission license conditions at its Vanderbijlpark operations, south of Johannesburg. |
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ELAW Bulletin The world’s largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal, was fined this month for violating three atmospheric emission license conditions at its Vanderbijlpark operations, south of Johannesburg. |
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Jun 16, 2020
ELAW Bulletin ELAW is pleased to welcome our summer legal interns Kara Smith and Daniel Moltke Mogtaderi, and our undergraduate interns Ebba Hooft Toomey and Zoe Light. |
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ELAW Bulletin ELAW is pleased to welcome our summer legal interns Kara Smith and Daniel Moltke Mogtaderi, and our undergraduate interns Ebba Hooft Toomey and Zoe Light. |
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Jun 05, 2020
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to share a new video about the power of scientists to advance environmental justice, produced by our friends at True Costs Initiative. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to share a new video about the power of scientists to advance environmental justice, produced by our friends at True Costs Initiative. |
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May 29, 2020
ELAW Bulletin The Norwegian Supreme Court will soon hear an appeal challenging the Norwegian government’s decision to open new areas of the Arctic for oil exploration. The appeal was filed by Greenpeace and Nature & Youth (the Norwegian branch of Friends of the Earth). The Court has not yet set a date for the hearing. |
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ELAW Bulletin The Norwegian Supreme Court will soon hear an appeal challenging the Norwegian government’s decision to open new areas of the Arctic for oil exploration. The appeal was filed by Greenpeace and Nature & Youth (the Norwegian branch of Friends of the Earth). The Court has not yet set a date for the hearing. |
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May 15, 2020
ELAW Bulletin The ELAW Fellows Program is adapting to a new world. We planned to host Panamanian biologist Isaias Ramos (at right) for a two-week ELAW Fellowship at our U.S. office in April, but due to COVID-19 moved his program online, with good results. |
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ELAW Bulletin The ELAW Fellows Program is adapting to a new world. We planned to host Panamanian biologist Isaias Ramos (at right) for a two-week ELAW Fellowship at our U.S. office in April, but due to COVID-19 moved his program online, with good results. |
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Apr 27, 2020
ELAW Bulletin Since we can't gather in-person, we have organized a virtual opportunity to get together! Please join us for a screening and conversation about the documentary, The Story of Plastic. |
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ELAW Bulletin Since we can't gather in-person, we have organized a virtual opportunity to get together! Please join us for a screening and conversation about the documentary, The Story of Plastic. |
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Apr 22, 2020
ELAW Bulletin 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. |
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ELAW Bulletin 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. |
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Apr 08, 2020
ELAW is thrilled to announce that Pedro León Gutiérrez is rejoining the ELAW team! |
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ELAW is thrilled to announce that Pedro León Gutiérrez is rejoining the ELAW team! |
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Apr 02, 2020
ELAW Fellows Dickens Kumugisha from Uganda (above left) and Olivier Ndoole from the Democratic Republic of the Congo wrapped up their ELAW Fellowships mid-March. |
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ELAW Fellows Dickens Kumugisha from Uganda (above left) and Olivier Ndoole from the Democratic Republic of the Congo wrapped up their ELAW Fellowships mid-March. |
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Mar 09, 2020
We all need clean fresh water, but poor waste management, polluting industries, paving wetlands, and the climate |
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We all need clean fresh water, but poor waste management, polluting industries, paving wetlands, and the climate |
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Mar 05, 2020
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to welcome two new ELAW Fellows. Hugo Echeverria joined us from Quito, Ecuador, and Gligor Radecic arrived from Zagreb, Croatia. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to welcome two new ELAW Fellows. Hugo Echeverria joined us from Quito, Ecuador, and Gligor Radecic arrived from Zagreb, Croatia. |
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Feb 26, 2020
ELAW Bulletin Please join us in welcoming ELAW Fellow, Dickens Kamugisha, CEO at the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO). |
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ELAW Bulletin Please join us in welcoming ELAW Fellow, Dickens Kamugisha, CEO at the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO). |
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Feb 19, 2020
ELAW Bulletin Twenty-five years ago, I traveled to Brazil to reach out to public interest lawyers and invite them to connect to ELAW. I met the founders of the (then) new organization Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). ELAW has worked with terrific lawyers at ISA ever since. In 1996, ISA sponsored the first ever indigenous lawyer in Brazil, Paulo Pankararu, to come to Oregon and work in our office. |
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ELAW Bulletin Twenty-five years ago, I traveled to Brazil to reach out to public interest lawyers and invite them to connect to ELAW. I met the founders of the (then) new organization Instituto Socioambiental (ISA). ELAW has worked with terrific lawyers at ISA ever since. In 1996, ISA sponsored the first ever indigenous lawyer in Brazil, Paulo Pankararu, to come to Oregon and work in our office. |
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Jan 23, 2020
ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to report another big win by our partners at the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association. |
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ELAW Bulletin We are pleased to report another big win by our partners at the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association. |
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