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Loss of biodiversity and the degradation of our natural environment threaten all life on earth. ELAW is working with partners around the world to protect and restore ecosystems so that nature remains resilient and functional.

ELAW partners in the Dominican Republic recently won a court verdict that brought criminal charges against the owner of a pig farm that had been polluting the Rio Jamao al Norte in Espaillat province for years. The court sentenced Luis Manuel Brache, owner of LB, SRL Pig Farm, to a one-year suspended sentence, suspended his […]

ELAW partners around the world are working with communities to ensure that proposed oil and gas projects do not abuse ecosystems, endanger community health, and destroy the climate. Partners have called on us for the tools they need to ground truth proposed projects and halt damaging projects before they leave the drawing board.  We are […]

“The Bagmati River flows from the hills of Shivapuri, passing through the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pashupatinath Temple on its way to India’s holy river Ganga. For decades, the water of the Bagmati uplifted many livelihoods. However, with rapid urbanisation and industrialization, the once holy river is now the most polluted river of Nepal.” (Earth.org) […]

ELAW partner Olivier Ndoole at Congolese Alert for Environment and Human Rights (ACEDH) in the Democratic Republic of Congo shares good news: The Goma Courthouse issued a landmark decision this week advancing ACEDH's case seeking protective measures for Virunga National Park, including stronger actions to counter encroachment and preserve biodiversity.

Please meet our summer ELAW Fellow, Vanessa Cueto! Vanessa arrived in Eugene on Sunday, from Lima, Peru. She is a lawyer and Coordinator of the Sustainability Program at Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Environmental and Natural Resources Law, DAR).

The United Nations Environment Programme reports that every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes.

This month, ELAW partners at the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) are celebrating a victory for 48 elephants that were illegally registered and used for commercial purposes.