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  IUCN Academy of Environmental Law 23rd Colloquium 2026

  7 to 11 December 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa Theme: It’s the End of the World as We Know It: North-South Dialogues on the Way Forward for Law 

   

  The Institute of Marine and Environmental Law (IMEL) at the University of Cape Town is proud to host the 23rd IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium. The Academy’s Colloquia are annual international gatherings of specialists in environmental law from across all regions of the world. 

   

  They provide a forum for legal scholars and experts to come together to exchange knowledge, experiences and fellowship. In the context of the planetary crisis we are facing, the opportunity for representative knowledge sharing and knowledge making that the Colloquia provide has become more important than ever. You are warmly invited to join us in Cape Town to participate in the sharing of Northern and Southern legal perspectives, proposals and dialogue on addressing the planetary crisis.

   

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  Call for Abstracts for the 22nd Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law

  (Call for Abstracts 22nd Annual Colloquium IUCN AEL PDF)

   

  The theme of this year’s Colloquium, "SDGs and Environmental Law: Achievements and Challenges after a Decade of Creation", invites participants to reflect on the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals on environmental law over the last decade.

  • Abstracts must be sent in English, with title author(s) name(s), and institutional affiliation.
  • Abstracts should be 300 words maximum.
  • Abstracts should contain the aim of the paper, main points, and a brief conclusion. (Abstracts should not contain tables, graphs, drawings, etc).
  • Abstracts should be submitted via forms: https://forms.gle/xmN8mSEPk2bRRkbK7
  • For any questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • If several abstracts are submitted as part of a proposed panel, there is space in the abstract submission form to indicate this. In this case, please clearly indicate the name of the panel.
  • Abstracts should be submitted by 12 February 2025.