View of river affected by Hidroituango hydroelectric project

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IDB Must Guarantee a Responsible Exit from the Hidroituango Project

Ongoing investigation of the project continues regardless of advance repayment of loan The IDB Group concluded the loan for... Read More

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Over 700 Groups Call for an International Plastics Treaty

Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Workers and Trade Unions, Youth, Women’s Organizations Urge UN Member States to Negotiate a Global... Read More
Good Policy Paper

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New Guide For Making Accountability Mechanisms More Effective

The Good Policy Paper assesses current policy provisions at independent accountability mechanisms, identifying best practices and areas for improvement.... Read More

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Over 700 Civil Society Groups Urge UN Member States to Negotiate a Global Legally Binding Agreement to Address the Plastics Crisis.

On December 14th, over 700 civil society groups from 113 countries called upon United Nations Member States to agree...

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Meet Our Staff: An Interview with Taylor Black

Here at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), we know our strength comes from the people who make...
Wooden gavel lays across a desk

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The Rise in Forward-Looking Corporate Climate Cases: From Shell to Santos

Climate litigation has taken on even greater importance after the failure of COP26 to deliver the action and resources...

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False solutions prevail over real ambition at COP26

The climate talks, COP26, in Glasgow started with a plethora of declarations. But in the end it failed to...

Publications

Briefing Note Series: Climate Governance and Human Rights (2022)

Promoting Human Rights in Climate Action: A Global Stocktake Informed by Human Rights FEBRUARY 2022, 9 pages The Global... Read More

Publications

Toward a New Instrument Addressing the Full Life Cycle of Plastics Overview of the Typology of International Legal Instruments (Jan 2022)

Over the last decade, there has been a swell of voluntary initiatives and regulations designed to address the plastics... Read More

Publications

Legal Acquisition Findings: A Handbook (Jan 2022)

Trading flora and fauna can pose challenges to protecting endangered species, particularly when that trade is conducted illegally. The... Read More

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