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September 13, 2024
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.
September 10, 2024
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 […]
August 14, 2024
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 […]
July 25, 2024
“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) […]
July 11, 2024
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.
July 2, 2024
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).
June 20, 2024
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.
June 12, 2024
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.