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The International Union for Conservation of Nature Academy of Environmental Law (IUCN Academy) received the twelfth annual American Bar Association (ABA) Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy. The international achievement award was presented on August 7, 2011 at the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario.

IUCN_2011_copyThe award was established to honour significant achievements of institutions and individuals responsible for major contributions in the field of environmental law and policy. The international award recognizes outstanding accomplishments resulting in significant improvements in substance, understanding, or process of environmental laws and policies. “It’s hard to imagine a more encouraging endorsement of the early accomplishments of the IUCN Academy, “ said Jamie Benidickson, Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law and Director, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. “The ABA award will energize collaborative efforts on the part of environmental law faculty in the developed and developing worlds to move the IUCN Academy’s research, teaching and policy initiatives to the next level.”

Membership of the IUCN Academy represents 149 law faculties and research centres teaching and pursuing research in environmental law in all regions of the world. The organization, with its Secretariat housed at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, has held environmental law conferences in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Australia focusing on a range of topics, notably climate change, biofuels, water, and policy development for protected areas.

The IUCN Academy was nominated due to its outstanding record of initiative and accomplishment in fostering collaboration, research, and learning in environmental law on an international stage. It was nominated by Alexandra Dunn, Assistant Dean, Environmental Law Program and Adjunct Professor, Pace University.

“This award by the ABA is a deeply-appreciated recognition for the efforts of the many people who have shared the vision of an international network to advance teaching and research in environmental law, including the members of the founding Board which was led by Professor Nick Robinson from 2003-2008, “ said Rob Fowler, Chair of the IUCN Academy, “To those who now serve on our Governing Board and various sub-committees voluntarily, to those at our host institution, the University of Ottawa, who have provided exceptional support to the Academy, and finally to our many enthusiastic members across the globe, this award serves as an inspiration to keep pursuing this shared vision. We have much that we still hope to achieve but we are deeply grateful for this recognition by the ABA of our efforts to this stage.”

On 9th May, the Co-Chairs of the Research Committee of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law (Academy) visited the IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC) to discuss future collaboration between the ELC, the Commission on Environmental Law (CEL) and the Academy.

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The Secretariat of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, hosted at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, is pleased to make two announcements regarding our linkages with EL scholars and Academy institutions around the world:

  • The University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Scholarship in Environment and Sustainability is an important part of an endowment established to assist the University’s commitment to supporting the goals of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law. The recipient for the inaugural year of this scholarship is Semie Memuna. She is from Cameroon and completed her LL.B at Buea University in Cameroon followed by her MSc in Ecotechnology and Sustainable Development at Mid Sweden University in Sweden. Miss Memuna will be commencing an LLM at the University of Ottawa in September 2011.
  • The University of Ottawa Faculty of Law has named Professor Louis Kotzé of North-West University in South Africa as Visiting Scholar in Environmental Law for the January 2012 term in Ottawa. The Faculty’s January term – three weeks of intensive learning – provides Ottawa’s students an opportunity to benefit from scholars joining us from around the world, teaching a wide range of legal topics. To further strengthen the Faculty’s link with the Academy’s member institutions, this teaching opportunity will be offered each year.

We look forward to continuing these two new initiatives for many years.

The Programme for the 2011 Colloquium is now available. The Colloquium, Water and the Law: Towards Sustainability, will take place 3 - 7 July 2011 at Mpekweni Beach Resort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. We are also launching a Call for Best Colloquium Paper Prize (with a deadline of 31 May 2011). Delegates should make their bookings for accommodation and registration soon through
http://www.iucnael-watercolloquium-2011.com/home/default.asp.

We also encourage all participants to arrange their flights as soon as possible to benefit from favourable rates.

A half-day workshop will take place on Sunday, 3 July, just prior to the Colloquium in South Africa (4 -7 July 2011). This workshop will focus on “Towards the Legal Recognition and Governance of Ecosystem Services". Attached is a Call for Papers, with a deadline of 6 May 2011. The workshop is jointly sponsored by the Research Committee of the IUCN Academy, the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the Commission on Environmental Law.

You can find detailed information about the 2011 Colloquium in South Africa. You can now register for the Colloquium through its own website, as well as finding information about accommodation and various Colloquium side-events. The Colloquium website will be updated regularly.


REGISTRATION FOR THE 9TH ANNUAL IUCNAEL COLLOQUIUM NOW OPEN!

It gives us great pleasure to invite you to register for the Colloquium and to visit South Africa in July 2011, and we hope that you are as excited about attending the Colloquium as we are!

Abstracts have been submitted, most were accepted, and we anticipate that the quality of papers presented is going to be very high. This will be the first year in which the Colloquium is hosted jointly by four universities, instead of by just one, and we accordingly selected a venue in an area which is seldom visited but is truly special – we are convinced that its unique biodiversity and fascinating cultural history will enhance the Colloquium.

After registering, we suggest that you continue to log in regularly to this website as we will be updating it with details of activities, the programme, excursions, and so forth. We have prepared several tours as integral parts of the Colloquium and believe that these will make the Colloquium a practical as well as an academic experience.

On a practical note, please register for the 2011 Colloquium at http://www.iucnael-watercolloquium-2011.com/home/default.asp

Please read the General Information before you register. If you have any questions, please make contact with the Secretariat at the email address below.

The Organising Committee looks forward to welcoming you to the Colloquium and to the first of your many visits to our country!

Organising Committee
IUCNAEL Colloquium
South Africa

Secretariat
Glaudin Kruger
Tel +27 28 316 2905

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This is the first Call for Papers for the IUCN Academy's Ninth Annual Colloquium, Water and the Law: Towards Sustainability. The Colloquium will be held 3 - 7 July 2011, hosted by the Universities of Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal, North-West and Witwatersrand, at Mpekweni Beach Resort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

The Call for Papers is available on the website at http://www.iucnael-watercolloquium-2011.com/home/default.asp.

This website has been created especially for the Colloquium. The South African Colloquium Organizing Committee has provided preliminary information on this website, including an overview of the colloquium themes, registration and payment details, and travel information. Additional information about the Colloquium and related meetings will be made available on the website during January and February 2011.