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Academy Events
| The 10th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law |
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Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads
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| Biofuels Law and Policy Conference - June 2011 -- Ottawa Canada |
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| This conference, Designing Law and Policy for the Transition to Sustainable Energy: The Case of Biofuels, will take place at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada, on June 9 and 10, 2011. This two-day conference tackles the issues of designing law and policy that can both enable and adapt to renewable opportunities, minimize risks and ensure an orderly transition to a susutainable energy future in Canada. Information about the program and speakers and registration are now available. | |
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| 2011 Colloquium in South Africa |
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The Ninth Colloquium will be held in South Africa July 3 – 7, 2011. The draft programme for the event Water and the Law: Towards Sustainability is now available. The Call for Papers outlines the themes of the conference. More information about the Colloquium arrangements can be accessed at http://www.iucnael-watercolloquium-2011.com/home/default.asp. 2011 marks the inaugural year of our Call for Best Colloquium Paper Prize, open to those delegates with accepted abstracts. We will also be holding a half-day workshop, “Towards the Legal Recognition and Governance of Ecosystem Services", on Sunday, 3 July, just prior to the Colloquium. This workshop is jointly hosted by the Research Committee of the IUCN Academy, the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the Commission on Environmental Law.
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| 2010 Colloquium at Ghent University |
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The Academy’s Eighth Colloquium took place 14 – 16 September 2010 in Ghent, Belgium, hosted by Ghent University’s Centre of Environmental Law and Energy Law. The theme of the meeting was Linkages between Biodiversity and Climate Change. You can access many of the powerpoint presentations (at the noted link) delivered at the Colloquium. On 13 September, the IUCN Academy co-hosted, with the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the Commission on Environmental Law, a one-day workshop on Human Rights and Environmental Protection. |
Members' Events
This page provides information about events -- workshops and conferences -- that are being organized by member institutions of the IUCN Academy, in different regions of the world. These upcoming events focus on a range of issues of environmental law.
You will find a list of upcoming events, and a link to the agenda and registration material, if available, and a contact e-mail.
| 2013 NELA National Conference |
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2013 NELA National Conference, The conference brings together for the first time different aspects of clean energy law: environment and climate change lawyers, and those at the forefront of resources and energy regulation & planning, carbon credits and emissions trading. As part of the discussion we pose the question: With an impressive line-up of international, regional and Australian speakers and a great social program it’s a must. Further information can be found on the Conference website at www.nelaconference.com.au and we invite you to sign-up to our mailing list to receive important conference updates and news. |
| New Directions in Environmental Law |
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| Call for Papers |
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Climate Law, a peer-reviewed quarterly journal, has entered its third year of publication. Papers are invited on all aspects of climate change law and regulation. Manuscript submissions should be emailed to the editor, Dr Alexander Zahar, Macquarie Law School, Sydney (alexander.zahar@mq.edu.au). Click here for more information. |
| Invitation for Submissions - Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law (JERL) |
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The University of Denver Sturm College of Law has assumed the editor responsibilities for the Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law (JERL), a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Bar Association. The journal is affiliated with the IBA Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law. JERL offers global coverage of oil and gas, minerals, nuclear power, coal, water, and renewable energy as well as a broad array of environmental and sustainability-related issues. Because of the Journal’s international reach, authors are assured wide distribution of their work. The faculty-led nature of the editorial process results in a selection of the best and most thought-provoking work from around the world. Initial indication of acceptance for peer review is given promptly by the editor, and the peer review process is efficient and often contributes positively to the quality of published articles. Submissions in the form of articles, book reviews, or essays on a particular subject are welcome. Submissions may compare how several countries approach a particular issue, address an international issue, or simply elaborate on a topical area of law from their own jurisdiction. JERL is published quarterly, and article submissions are received throughout the year. Submissions (as well as questions) should be sent to dcsmith@law.du.edu. More information about the journal can be found here. |
| The Future of Environmental Law Symposium |
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The Australian Environment & Planning Law Group of the Legal Practice Section will be conducting the Future of Environmental Law Symposium in Sydney on 25 November 2011. A copy of the registration brochure for this event is attached. Online registration is available at here. This year the Symposium will honour the contributions to the development of environmental law of three outstanding individuals. Emeritus Professor Ben Boer and Professor Robert Fowler have made, and continue to make, significant contributions in both Australia and internationally to the study and teaching of environmental law. The Symposium will also acknowledge the contribution to environmental jurisprudence by the Hon Mahla Pearlman AO, former Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of NSW from 1992 to 2003. The Symposium will have four sessions, each with two speakers addressing the topic for 30 minutes, followed by questions from the floor. The papers from the Symposium will be published, together with some further selected articles from contributors. The title of the Symposium, "The Future of Environmental Law", is designed to provoke some discussion about the directions and value of environmental law in confronting the serious environmental problems facing us all. Next year, 2012, marks the 20th anniversary of the Rio Declaration and the 20th anniversary of the Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is appropriate to ask how far we have come since Rio and what the next 20 years holds for society and the planet. |
| Environmental Law Conference in Oslo, Norway, 9-11. May 2012 |
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The year 2012 marks a number of watershed points in international environmental affairs: The 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Stockholm Declaration, the 30th anniversary of the UN World Charter for Nature and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the 25th anniversary of the Brundtland Report, and the 20th anniversary of both the Rio Declaration, Agenda 21, and the UNCED Conventions: the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity. In June 2012 world leaders will gather once again in Rio de Janeiro for the Earth Summit 2012 to secure renewed political commitment to the global agenda of sustainable development. This is an appropriate point in time for reflection on the legal status of nature, how environmental goods and services are valued and taken into account in decision-making, and the implications of the rule of law in this respect. While the rule of law generally is used with regard to citizens’ rights, this conference aims to explore the application of the rule of law to environmental protection, and its implications. How can the legal protection of the natural environment be strengthened? This also opens for reflections on the temporal and geographical extension of the rule of law. The conference aims at analysing these basic issues of international and national environmental law and looking at new trends in this area of law. |
| The International Conference Dynamic Deltas on Safety and Sustainability in rural delta regions |
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The International Conference Dynamic Deltas on Safety and Sustainability in rural delta regions will be held April 17-20, 2012 in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Please mark the conference in your agenda! Read the full First Announcement on www.dynamicdeltas.org. Coastal protection is a world wide issue that requires huge investments to sustain safety, economy and ecology in low lying Delta areas under climate change. During this conference various scenarios will be critically reviewed by international experts and results will be presented at the conference. The subject of the conference, safety and sustainability in rural delta regions, will be introduced in a series of thematic sessions. International keynote speakers and co-referees will open the debate and introduce the parallel sessions and workshops. The call for abstracts and registration will be open from August 22. The thematic sessions will address the following subjects:
And of course you will be able to have a look at all developments in the Southwest Delta of the Netherlands during the especially for you organized guided tours. Join us, experience interactive workshops and exchange your knowledge! Please forward this message to people interested. We hope to welcome you at our Dynamic Deltas International Conference, 17 - 20 April 2012! Tineke Huizinga, president Steering Committee Conference Dynamic Deltas More information: Please sign up here to receive upcoming news on the Dynamic Deltas Conference. |
| Sustainability Conference, January 2012, University of British Columbia, Canada |
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| The Eighth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability will take place at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 10-12 January 2012. The Conference will employ a multi-disciplinary approach to fundamental questions of sustainability. Information about plenary speakers, submission of proposals for sessions and details about the agenda can be accessed at http://onsustainability.com/conference-2012/ |
| Towards Sustainable Companies: Identifying New Avenues |
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The “Towards Sustainable Companies: Identifying New Avenues” August 29 & 30, 2011 conference organized by the University of Oslo. |
| Trade, Corporations and Natural Resources |
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The “Trade, Corporations and Natural Resources” June 30, 2011 conference organized by the Bristol Law School of the University of West of England. |
Other Events
These events are of general interest and this page will be updated regularly.
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“The Politics of Biodiversity”, NELA 2010 National Conference, Canberra, Australia, 20 – 23 October 2010 www.nela.org.au |
Events Archive
This page provides a listing of past events of the IUCN Academy
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Seventh Annual Colloquium, Environmental Governance and Sustainability, 2 – 5 November 2009, Wuhan, China Biofuels Workshop, 31 October 2009, Wuhan, China Expert Meeting on Environmental Law, Maastricht University, 20 May 2009 Sixth Annual Colloquium, Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Protection, 1-5 November 2008, Mexico City, Mexico Climate Law in Developing Countries, 26 -28 September 2008, Ottawa, Canada |