Resources for Advocates

Legal & Scientific Resources

Resource Topic

Resource Type

Resource Category

Region & Country

Filter

Sort By

Sudhakaran K.V. v Central Pollution Control Board and others, WP(C) No. 16253 of 2023 (High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam) (21 January 2025) (Order by Nitin Jamdar, C.J.)
2025
South Asia India
Plastic Cases Single-use plastic law Waste
Waste Plastics and plastic waste
Sai Nath Seva Mandal v The State of Uttarakhand and others, Writ Petition (PIL) No. 80 of2012, High Court of Uttarakhand (16 March 2017)
2017
South Asia India
Plastic
Waste Plastics and plastic waste
S.J.Jayaram v Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, WP(C). No. 545 of 2012, High Courtof Kerala (14 September 2020)
2020
South Asia India
Plastic
Waste Plastics and plastic waste
In S.J.Jayaram v Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, WP(C). No. 545 of 2012, High Court of Kerala (14 September 2020), the petitioner claimed that the city of Thiruvananthapuram failed its statutory duty of collecting waste and disposing of it properly. The petitioner asserted that the non-degradable waste, including plastic waste, are burned and that burning plastic can result in the release of highly dangerous emissions, particularly when the plastic comprises organochlor based substances like PVC. Para. 2.
Anthropogenic Disturbance of Caribbean Mangrove Ecosystems: Past Impacts, Present Trends, and Future Predictions
Caribbean Jamaica
Climate Change
Corporate Accountability
Economics Ecosystem Services
Financial Liability Natural resources damages
International Treaties
Marine and Coastal Mangroves
Pollution, Industrial Petroleum refineries
Pollution, Water Industrial water pollution
Public health
Sustainable Development
Tourism Coastal developments
Waste Industrial waste Municipal waste
Wildlife
Impact of solid shrimp pond waste materials on mangrove growth and mortality: a case study from Pak Phanang, Thailand
2007
Southeast Asia Thailand
Financial Liability Natural resources damages
Marine and Coastal Aquaculture Coastal zone management Mangroves
Pollution, Water
Sustainable Development
Waste
Rehabilitation, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Mangroves in Egypt
2002
Sub-Saharan Africa Egypt
Economics Ecosystem Services Valuation methods
Financial Liability Natural resources damages
Fisheries
Marine and Coastal Mangroves
Pollution, Water Industrial water pollution
Sustainable Development
Tourism Coastal developments
Waste Municipal waste
Ocean Waste in the Gulf of Honduras: Where it goes and what to do about it
2013
Central America Honduras
Waste
Niger - select plastic laws
2022
Sub-Saharan Africa Niger
Plastic
Waste Plastics and plastic waste
Burkina Faso: Select plastic laws
2022
Sub-Saharan Africa Burkina Faso
Plastic
Waste Plastics and plastic waste
Argentina's Waste Laws (select laws)
2020
South America Argentina
Waste

ELAW Fellows

The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide has hosted more than 200 environmental professionals from all over the world. ELAW Fellows are committed advocates who help the world’s most disadvantaged communities protect the environment through law.

View Fellows Program