The IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is pleased to announce WCEL-IUCN Environment Week, a 5-day webinar series exploring environmental law solutions. The webinars will focus on the environmental declarations since the Stockholm Conference, as well as the role of environmental law to address global climate change, protect forests and oceans, and support environmental law enforcement.
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In celebration of World Environment Day 2021, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) is hosting a series of webinars on environmental law solutions.
The following webinars will take place each day from Monday 31 May through Friday 4 June:
- Fifty years after the Stockholm Conference: The long road towards the formulation of binding global principles of environmental protection
- Climate Change and the Law: Dynamics between Legislation and Litigation
- Developing Effective Strategies for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
- United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as a Living Instrument: Solutions for the 21st Century
- Biodiversity and the Law
Notable speakers will include:
- Ambassador Marie Jacobsson, Principal Legal Adviser on International Law, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Lord Robert Carnwath, Former Justice, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Judge Liesbeth Lijnzaad, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- Kjell Kristian Egge, International Law Adviser of the Law of the Sea, Norwegian Foreign Ministry
- Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
- Angela Andrade, Director of Environmental Policy, Conservation International - Colombia, Chair, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
- Professor David Boyd, University of British Columbia, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
WCEL will provide language interpretation in English, French, and Spanish.
To learn more about the speakers and register for the webinars, please visit the event website here.
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