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Cruise ship near Cozumel. PHOTO: CEMDA The island of Cozumel off Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is surrounded by coral reefs that are home to more than 1,000 marine species. Cruise ship traffic in and out of three busy ports in Cozumel already threatens marine areas. Meanwhile, a private company has proposed a fourth cruise ship port that would […]

After 34 years at the helm, ELAW Executive Director Bern Johnson retired in June, passing the torch to Dr. Lalanath de Silva.

The Lumbini UNESCO World Heritage site has suffered for years from polluting cement plants, brick kilns, and other industries that have encroached on a Buddhist pilgrimage site.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) each recently determined that States must do more to address climate change. The IACtHR affirmed the human right to a healthy climate.

Last week, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling, ordering a Singaporean shipping company and related parties to pay US$1 billion initial compensation for environmental damage.

Mamadou Alpha Diallo tapped the expertise of Congolese colleagues in Kinshasa this month during a Global Exchange Fellowship. This new program makes it possible for ELAW partners to participate in South-South exchanges to build their capacity to help communities tackle environmental challenges.

Plans for an enormous port expansion in Cuyutlán Lagoon on the Pacific Ocean threaten Mexico’s fourth-largest coastal wetland. ELAW partners at Tsikini share good news: developers have withdrawn their request for environmental authorization for the project.

Zambian attorney Brigadier Siachitema, whose work defending victims of land grabs in Zambia, arrived in Eugene on Sunday for a short ELAW Fellowship.