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August 1, 2025
Last week, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling, ordering a Singaporean shipping company and related parties to pay US$1 billion initial compensation for environmental damage.
July 24, 2025
Mamadou Alpha Diallo tapped the expertise of Congolese colleagues in Kinshasa this month during a Global Exchange Fellowship. This new program makes it possible for ELAW partners to participate in South-South exchanges to build their capacity to help communities tackle environmental challenges.
July 21, 2025
Plans for an enormous port expansion in Cuyutlán Lagoon on the Pacific Ocean threaten Mexico’s fourth-largest coastal wetland. ELAW partners at Tsikini share good news: developers have withdrawn their request for environmental authorization for the project.
July 2, 2025
Zambian attorney Brigadier Siachitema, whose work defending victims of land grabs in Zambia, arrived in Eugene on Sunday for a short ELAW Fellowship.
June 26, 2025
“Lalanath brings a depth of understanding and appreciation for the ELAW network, rooted in his own experiences as an advocate in different contexts,” says Amy Shannon, ELAW Board Chair. “The Board considered an impressive and diverse set of candidates. We are excited to bring Lalanath on as ELAW’s new Executive Director and to support him as he guides ELAW into the future.”
June 17, 2025
Communities across Africa face enormous challenges protecting themselves from polluting industries, mines, fossil fuel development, and much more.
May 6, 2025
More than 60 ELAW partners gathered last month in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the 2025 ELAW Annual Meeting, followed by the International Meeting on Environmental Law.
April 29, 2025
Chile’s Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld the acquittal of five defenders who were unjustly criminalized for peacefully opposing a high-voltage transmission project in La Campana-Peñuelas.