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COVID-19 Fallout Undermining Nature Conservation Efforts

15 March 2021 | Gland, Switzerland – The pandemic has significantly impacted nature conservation around the globe, including job losses among protected area rangers, reduced anti-poaching patrols and...

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IUCN
protected areas
nature conservation
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Comparing Global Approaches of Waste-to-Energy Processes

1 March 2021 | Amsterdam, IOS – A recent article in Environmental Policy and Law compares waste-to-energy technologies from across the globe and offers recommendations for the achievement of the zero...

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EPL content
sustainable practices
Protecting the Natural Environment in Armed Conflicts: An ICRC View (Environmental Policy and Law, EPL blog post by Peter Maurer) (credit: Gez Xavier Mansfield)

Protecting the Natural Environment in Armed Conflicts: An ICRC View

23 February 2021 | Geneva, Switzerland – In this opinion piece, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer takes stock of environmental degradation and damage in...

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biodiversity
environment
ICRC
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UNEP report about climate change litigation (Environmental Policy and Law, EPL blog post) (image credit:Jared Verdi)

Surge in Court Cases Over Climate Change Shows Increasing Role of Litigation in Addressing the Climate Crisis

3 February 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya – Climate litigation cases have spiked in recent years, making the courtroom increasingly relevant to efforts to address climate change around the world. A UN...

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climate
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Global Diversity Framework blog post by Elizabeth Mrema (Environmental Policy and Law)

For Nature and People: Towards the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

20 January 2021 | Montreal, Canada – In 2011, a strategic 10-year plan was set out by the Convention on Biological Diversity, which has fostered global action for the conservation of biodiversity but...

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biodiversity
SDGs