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Experts Available: Historic Opinion on Climate and the Law of the Sea

  HAMBURG, Germany, May 13, 2024 — Experts from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) are closely monitoring and... Read More

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UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Calls for Canada and the US to Decommission Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline

  NEW YORK, May 2, 2024 —  On April 26, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)... Read More

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Plastics Treaty Talks in Ottawa Sacrifice Ambition for Compromise

Undermined By Deep-Rooted Industry Influence — Plastics Treaty Negotiations Fall Short Of What Is Required to Fullfill Their Mandate... Read More
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Escazú COP3: Ensuring Environmental Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Published May 13, 2024 By Luisa Gomez Betancur, Senior Attorney, and Lani Furbank, Communications Campaign Specialist. The Escazú Agreement...

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Time’s up: The Council of Europe Must Put The Right to a Healthy Environment in Law

On its 75th anniversary, over 400 civil society organizations urge the Council of Europe to keep up with the...

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INC-4: Ticking Clock in Ottawa for Critical Plastics Treaty Negotiations

In less than a week, over 4,000 representatives from UN Member States and observers from around the world will...

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Loss And Damage Fund: A Participation Blueprint

This advocacy brief underscores the importance of establishing robust, inclusive mechanisms for meaningful participation by all rightsholders, especially affected... Read More

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Preparatory Materials for the Fourth Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-4)

In 2022, United Nations Member States adopted a mandate to negotiate an international legally binding instrument to end plastic... Read More
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Promoting Human Rights in Climate Action: Report from the Dubai Climate Conference (COP28) (February 2024)

The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change... Read More

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