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Inaugural Lecture at University of Dundee: Prof Kurt Deketelaere |
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On May 16, Professor Kurt Deketelaere of the University of Leuven will give his inaugural lecture as Honorary Professor of Climate Change Law at the University of Dundee. Both the University of Leuven and the University of Dundee are members of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. The topic of the inaugural lecture is : "Renewables in EU Energy and Environmental Policy: past, present and future". On that occasion, the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy will organise a roundtable on "Europe's Energy Policy and Scotland". For more info, please visit : http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cepmlp/gateway/index.php?news=29172 |
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The Future of European Environmental Law conference May 16, 2008 - Groningen University |
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Download the conference brochure or visit the University of Groningen website for more information and registrations. |
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Professor de Sadeleer visits the IUCN Academy in Ottawa |
 On Tuesday July 3, Professor Nicolas de Sadeleer was welcomed to the Academy Secretariat at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, and gave a seminar on “Environmental Principles”, which is the subject of his book of the same name (Oxford University Press 2005). He also met with Co-Director of the Academy, Professor Ben Boer and researchers working on a Protected Areas project related to the joint Protected Areas Taskforce Law and Policy Taskforce established by the Commission on Environmental Law and World Commission on Protected Areas. |
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Shanghai Meeting of Academy Members and potential members June 14 2007 |
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This meeting of representatives of Chinese member institutions and potential member institutions was attended by 25 environmental law professors from many parts of China. |
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Feasibility survey for an IUCN Academy Environmental Law Journal and an Annual Environmental Awards |
The IUCN Academy is examining the feasibility of launching a new environmental law journal or other publication series, as well as establishing an annual awards program to recognize outstanding achievements in the fields of research and teaching in Environmental Law.
Benjamin Richardson, the Co-chair of the Academy's Research Committee, has prepared two papers on these two proposals on behalf of the Research Committee and the Academy Secretariat. |
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Update on Governing Council Elections |
1. Monday 19 November 2007: Deadline for nominators to email this form together with a one page summary of the nominee’s biographical statement to the Chair of the Nominating Committee, Prof Charles Okidi
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and the Elections Officer, Prof Ben Boer
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, with a copy to Bernadette Blanchard
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or by fax to + 1 613 562 5184.
2. Friday 23 November 2007: The ballot paper and the biographical statement of candidates will be emailed to all Collegium members, together with the recommendations of the Nominating Committee.
3. Monday 17 December 2007: The email ballot will be open until midnight Eastern Standard Time (Ottawa) on this date. |
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Governing Council Election: New dates |
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The dates of the nomination period and election period for the 2007 Governing Council election have been extended.
The date for the close of new applications for membership of the Academy is now Monday 12 November 2007.
The date for submission of nominations for the election is now Monday 19 November 2007. Ben Boer
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The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Carolyn Farquhar as Manager of the Secretariat at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, effective November 1st, 2007. |
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Prof Robinson Statement on Climate Change in UN General Assembly Debate |
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Professor Nicholas Robinson, Chair of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, in his capacity as legal advisor to the Asian-African Consultative Organisation, made a statement during the Informal Thematic Debate of the United Nations General Assembly on 1 August 2007, entitled "Climate Change as a Global Challenge". |
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University of the South Pacific establishes new Master of Environmental Law |
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We are delighted to see that the Law School at the University of the South Pacific, an institutional member of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, is establishing a Master in Environmental Law. It is now searching for a senior academic to lead the program. Click here for the advertisement, the job description and contact details. |
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Governing Council Nominations and Elections |
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Pursuant to decisions taken at the Annual General Meeting, 31 May, in Rio and subsequently by the Governing Council meeting 4 June in Paraty, Brazil, a process for nominations and elections to the Governing Council (board) has been established. Please see attached memo. |
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2007 IUCN Academy Colloquium |
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The 5th IUCN Colloquium: “Rio+15: A Legal Critique of Ecologically Sustainable Development” The 5th IUCN Academy Colloquium takes place in Rio de Janeiro and Parati, Brazil between May 31 and June 5, 2007. |
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The 4th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium |
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Implementing Environmental Legislation: The Critical Role of Enforcement and Compliance
Research Workshop 2007 The IUCN Academy of Environmental Lawheld a research workshop from April 19-21 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa, where the Secretariat of the Academy is located.
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On April 19 and 20 as well as the morning of April 21, 2007 IUCN Academy of Environmental Law will hold a research workshop at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa. |
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Ms. Vinoli Thampapillai is our latest Academy Visitor. She will be visiting Ottawa from March to the end of April. |
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2006 Colloquium on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement |
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"Biodiversity, Law and Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South Divide." |
27 July 2005 From 10 to 15 of July 2005, more than 120 environmental experts from 27 nations representing universities from each continent gathered to participate in the 3rd Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, hosted by Macquarie University (MU) in Sydney, Australia.
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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS PARTNERS WITH IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - 9 March 2004 |
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On 8 March 2004, the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law signed a publishing agreement with the Syndicate of the Press of the University of Cambridge, to publish the research works of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. Prof. Nicholas A. Robinson, Chair of the IUCN Commission of Environmental Law, signed on behalf of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, with John Berger representing the Cambridge University Press, at the Pace University School of Law Center for Environmental Legal Studies. "Cambridge University Press has an outstanding set of publications in the field of environmental law," said Prof. Robinson at the signing ceremony. The IUCN Academy's first volumes, which Cambridge expects to publish in October of 2004, will be results of the Academy's pioneering research into the Law of Energy for Sustainable Development. These works were peer reviewed and presented at the 1st Colloquium of the Academy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in Shanghai, China, on 4-8 November 2003. Full story. |
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IUCN Academy Second Colloquim Plans Well Underway - 16 December 2003 |
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"Plans for the Second Colloquium of the IUCN Academy to be held at the University of Nairobi from 4-10 October 2004 on 'Environmental Law and Land Use' are well advanced", said IUCN Commission on Environmental Law Chair, Professor Nicholas Robinson, following a meeting in Bonn with Professors Isaac Mbeche and Charles Okidi, University of Nairobi, Professor Lee Paddock, Pace University and staff of the IUCN Environmental Law Centre. The meeting dealt with all aspects of the event, including an exciting and forward looking programme, one that will address critical land use issues such as agriculture, ecosystems and human settlements. Ethical issues will also be a feature. A draft programme will be released early next year, and a call for papers has already been distributed. While in Bonn, the University was presented with a complimentary set of IUCN ELP and other publications for the Universities Centre for Advanced Studies on Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP) Library. |
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'RIBBON LAUNCH' OF IUCN ACADEMY AT APCEL IP CONFERENCE - 27 November 2003 |
After the highly successful launch and inaugural colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law in Shanghai, China, a 'ribbon launch' will take place in Singapore, on November 30th. The launch will be hosted by the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental law of the National University of Singapore (APCEL), an IUCN Member. Following the Academy's 'ribbon launch', APCEL, the first 'centre of excellence' recognized by the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, will also hold a Conference on Intellectual Property and Biological Resources from 1-3 December. The Academy's launch and the Conference bring together a distinguished panel of speakers to address the complex issues arising from the conflict between the protection of biodiversity and the ownership of biodiversity-related knowledge. The topics at the Conference seek to bring to the participants the full range of the influences upon the two areas of the law and the challenges faced in the attempt to bridge the gap between them.
For more information on the IUCN Academy click here and APCEL click here. |
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IUCN ACADEMY TAKES NEXT STEPS - 11 November 2003 |
Following a highly successful launch and first colloquium of the IUCN Academy, professors from 35 countries representing 75 universities, gathered in Shanghai to institutionalize the Academy and its rules and procedures. By including the apologies extended to the meeting from many universities, this number increases to over 100 universities from 50 countries. There were constructive and fruitful discussions on many issues, such as the location and theme for the Annual Colloquia for 2004-2008, Academy membership, and the development of its research and teaching programmes. Several committees were created to take issues forward to the next IUCN CEL Steering Committee Meeting in Brazil in late May 2004, and from there to the first meeting of the IUCN Academy Executive Committee. The meeting agreed that the 2004 Colloquium will be held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya from 4-8 October 2004 on the topic of Environmental Law and Land Use.
For more information on the IUCN Academy click here |
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UN SECRETARY GENERAL WELCOMES IUCN ACADEMY - 4 November 2003 |
The initiative of IUCN to establish the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law has been welcomed by UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan in a message sent to the inauguration of the IUCN Academy being held in Shanghai. "Agenda 21 recommended strengthening the law for environment and development, and called on universities in particular to cooperate in building capacity in the realm of environmental law. That call was repeated last year in the Plan of Implementation adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in JohannesburgÖI would like to congratulate all academic leaders assembled at Shanghai Jiao Tong University for their role in making possible the launch of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. IUCN's Commission on Environmental Law has rendered an important service in implementing Agenda 21's recommendationsÖ" said Annan. See full story below.
Full Statement from the UN Secretary General here. |
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IUCN LAUNCES IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW- A WORLD FIRST - 4 November 2003 |
The first-ever Academy of Environmental Law, a global network and forum for universities to achieve higher standards in environmental legal education and research worldwide has been launched today. The IUCN Academy, which will bring together leading universities in all fields of environmental law, will convene annual colloquia; promote research on cutting-edge environmental issues; and facilitate cooperation among participating universities. To date, 45 universities from 45 countries have supported the initiative. "IUCN is privileged to convene the world's foremost academics in environmental law under this new endeavour, which implements recommendations made in Agenda 21," said Professor Nicholas A. Robinson, Chair of IUCN CEL. The inaugural Colloquium is being hosted from 4-6 November by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University on the topic of 'The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development'. "What better place to launch the IUCN Academy and its first Colloquium on sustainable energy law than in China, where decisions made today will affect the future of the fastest-growing continent and indeed the whole world." said IUCN Director General Achim Steiner in a video address to the Colloquium delegates.
IUCN Media Release
Statement from the UN Secretary General
Statement from IUCN Director General
IUCN Academy Programme
IUCN Academy Brochure
IUCN Academy Launch |
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FIRST PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW - 25 April 2003 |
The first preparatory meeting for the establishment of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law was successfully held at Pocantico Hills, New York on April 13-16, 2003, with participants coming from 21 countries representing all regions of the world. The meeting, which was chaired by Professor Nicholas Robinson, aimed to establish a collaboration of universities with significant environmental law programs throughout the world, with the purpose to expand and strengthen environmental legal education and research, to build capacity for government agencies, the judiciary and the public to address environmental problems and support sustainable development. The establishment of the IUCN Academy was based on the recommendation of IUCN's Commission on Environmental Law and was approved by the IUCN Council last December. The formal launch of the IUCN Academy as an autonomous entity, associated with the IUCN's Environmental Law Program, will take place in November 2003 in Shanghai, at the Academy's first annual Colloquium.
IUCN Academy Programme
IUCN Academy Brochure
Full Press Release
List of Participants
Statements issued by IUCN DG and by IUCN Environmental Law Programme |
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IUCN Council Endorses IUCN Academy on Environmental Law - 16 December 2002 |
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IUCN's 2nd World Conservation Congress held in Amman Jordan in 2000, in Resolution 2.24, endorsed a proposal from the Union's Commission on Environmental Law to establish a new, world-wide Academy of Environmental Law. After extensive study, the Steering Committee of the Commission at its meeting held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa in August, 2002, recommended that the Council of IUCN approve and authorise the establishment of the 'IUCN Academy of Environmental Law' as an autonomous entity, associated with the Union's Environmental Law Programme. Based on the Commission's recommendation, the 57th Meeting of IUCN Council (9-11 December 2002) unanimously approved the establishment of the Academy and authorised the Committee to implement the Commission's proposal for its establishment. The Commission will formally establish the Academy at the end of 2003, at the Academy's first annual Colloquium. Preparatory meetings are scheduled throughout 2003 leading to this launch. |
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