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Protecting the Climate
International Gathering Recharges Global Movement
ELAW Annual Meeting participants enjoyed a stop at Heceta Head Lighthouse Beach during their February 27 field trip to the Oregon Coast. Other stops included the Yachats 804 Trail, Cape Perpetua Visitor Center, Thor’s Well, Devil’s Churn, and Strawberry Hill.…
Environmental Heroes Come to Eugene
ELAW is Growing Stronger
Welcome Roger Mavungu Kama
Roger Mavungu Kama (center) speaks to the ELAW Team on Tuesday. ELAW is pleased to welcome its first ELAW Fellow of 2024, Roger Mavungu Kama. Roger is an attorney and the Executive Secretary of Dynamique pour le Droit, la Démocratie…
Defending Climate Defenders
Ukraine: Nature During Wartime
Power Barges Threaten Dominican Communities and Wildlife Reserve
Analysis of Offshore Oil Plans in Senegal’s Saloum Delta
ELAW has collaborated with Dr. Fatima Diallo and her organization, CRADESC, since 2021 to support communities that will be directly impacted if planned oil exploration moves forward off Senegal’s Southwest Coast. The Saloum Delta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Water Security for Latin America & the Caribbean
Work to protect the human right to clean water and sanitation in Mexico, and across the region, is making strides through an alliance of environmental and human rights defenders — Agua, Nuestro Derecho (AND; Water, Our Right). Last week, ELAW Attorney Alejandra…
New Resource to Tackle Plastic Pollution Globally
Ahead of UN Plastics Treaty negotiations set to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, next month, we are proud to announce the launch of the Global Plastic Law Database. ELAW partnered with Plastic Pollution Coalition, Break Free From Plastic Europe, and The…