May 2021 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law

 

Today, Guyanese citizens filed the first constitutional climate case in the Caribbean to challenge fossil fuel production on the grounds that it exacerbates global warming and threatens human rights

Dutch Court Rules that Shell Must Cut Direct and Indirect Emissions 45% by 2030

Today’s historic ruling in the Netherlands sends a clear signal to the oil and gas industry: continuing business-as-usual production of fossil fuels amidst the climate emergency is fundamentally incompatible with corporate duties to respect human rights

We mark this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity at a time of upheaval, in the midst of a continuing pandemic, a fast-changing climate, with biodiversity in steep decline. At the same time, we know that halting biodiversity loss is possible, and that it can open the way to a more serene, sustainable future.

In a new Policy Paper, Water Governance in Asia-Pacific, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses the OECD Principles on Water Governance as an assessment framework to provide a regional analysis of the state of play of water governance in 48 countries of the Asia-Pacific region

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has welcomed the support offered by the United Kingdom (UK) to the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) advocacy on banning single-use plastics, along with the UK’s continuing strong partnership with the Philippines on accelerating both infrastructure development and financial inclusion

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reiterated its call to Filipinos to protect the ocean, citing its significant role in ensuring food security during a learning event in the culmination of the celebration of the Month of the Ocean on May 24.

Forest guard Joselito Eyala staggered through mountain wilderness for five hours with two bullets in his body one night in August 2017.

The Vatican says Pope Francis will likely attend the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in November in Glasgow, Scotland

Wall Street’s new focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance is opening doors for activist hedge funds at some of the world’s largest companies

Politicians, including Sweden’s leaders, are still in denial over the threat from climate change, environmental activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday, May 4, after meeting Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.

‘Developed countries must honor their long-standing promise to provide $100 billion dollars annually for climate action in developing countries,’ says Antonio Guterres