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Defending Defenders Energy

The Missing “Just” in Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP)

A new in-depth report about Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) was released in June 2024, outlining the problems with the financing, governance, energy solutions, and participation necessary to achieve a truly just transition. The report, ‘The Missing “Just” in…

Karen
July 9, 2024

Access to Justice Standing

Mussington v. Development Control Authority [2024] UKPC 3, Privy Council Appeal No 0116 of 2021

The case involved a judicial review challenge to the planning decision issued for an airport on the island of Barbuda conducted without the benefit of proper EIA and public participation. A lower court dismissed the case for lack of standing…

Jennifer Gleason
May 31, 2024

Access to Justice Slander/libel/defamation SLAPP Suits

Mineral Sands Resources v. Christine Reddell, et al., Case No. 7595/2017, High Court of South Africa (Western Cape Division, Cape Town) (9 February 2021)

Defamation claims were filed against environmental lawyers at the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and several activists. The defendants raised a SLAPP defense, which the Court recognized as a legitimate defense in this interlocutory decision. Mining companies had filed defamation…

Jennifer Gleason
May 21, 2024

Plastic Plastics and plastic waste 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)

The High Court of Uttarakhand in India heard Sai Nath Seva Mandal v The State ofUttarakhand and others, Writ Petition (PIL) No. 80 of 2012, High Court of Uttarakhand (16March 2017), where the petitioner claimed that municipal waste from Kashipur…

Matt
February 22, 2024

Plastic Plastics and plastic waste Waste

S.J.Jayaram v Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, WP(C). No. 545 of 2012, High Courtof Kerala (14 September 2020)

In S.J.Jayaram v Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, WP(C). No. 545 of 2012, High Courtof Kerala (14 September 2020), the petitioner claimed that the city of Thiruvananthapuram failedits statutory duty of collecting waste and disposing of it properly. The petitioner asserted that…

Matt
February 21, 2024

Plastic Rivers Water Resources

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, O.A. No. 200 of 2014 (ongoing proceeding)

The following summary emphasizes portions of the National Green Tribunal (Tribunal)judgments and orders that address plastic pollution in the River Ganga. Through these ordersand many others, the Tribunal also imposed strict orders concerning industrial pollution,sewage treatment, waste disposal and other…

Matt
February 20, 2024

Aquaculture Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Paradigms of mangroves in treatment of anthropogenic wastewater pollution

Study Number: 99 Author: Xiaoguang Ouyang, Fen Guo Abstract: Mangroves have been increasingly recognized for treating wastewater from aquaculture, sewage and other sources with the overwhelming urbanization trend. This study clarified the three paradigms of mangroves in disposing wastewater contaminants:…

Matt
December 6, 2023

Mangroves Marine and Coastal

Mangrove and shoreline erosion in the Mekong River delta, Viet Nam

Study Number: 109 Author: Manon Besset, Nicolas Gratiot, Edward J. Anthony, Frederic Bouchette, Marc Goichot, Patrick Marchesiello Abstract: The question of the rampant erosion of the shorelines rimming the Mekong River delta has assumed increasing importance over the last few…

Matt
December 6, 2023

Aquaculture Coastal developments Coastal zone management Corporate Accountability Economics Ecosystem Services Mangroves Marine and Coastal Sustainable Development Tourism Valuation methods Wetlands

Mangrove Forest: One of the World’s Threatened Major Tropical Environments

Study Number: 18 Author: I. Valiela, J. L. Bowen & J. K. York Abstract: “We collated and revised published information to review the status of mangrove swamps worldwide. To assess the status of this major coastal environment, we compiled and…

Matt
December 4, 2023