Autumn 2002

Reaching out to Central Africa

In October, E-LAW U.S. Staff Attorney Alex Hanafi traveled to Yaoundé, Cameroon, to co-host a workshop for grassroots advocates serving local communities in the region. He was joined by E-LAW U.S. Technology Circuit Rider Miguel Peirano and co-hosts from the Centre pour l`Environnement et le Developpement.

"It was certainly inspirational," said Alex. "Everyone endured some hard travel, but Milton Taylor from Liberia managed to make it through Abidjan during a civil war!"

by Miguel Peirano

In Danger: Kaiser-i-hind butterfly Terms: Autumn 2002 In Danger Fifteen kilometers southeast of Kathmandu, Phulchowki mountain rises above the Kathmandu Valley. In the Godavari forests nestled at the base of Phulchowki live hill leopards, barking deer, jungle cats, and 300 species of butterflies, including the rare Ka Fifteen kilometers southeast of Kathmandu, Phulchowki mountain rises above the Kathmandu Valley. In the Godavari forests nestled at the base of Phulchowki live hill leopards, barking deer, jungle cats, and 300 species of butterflies, including the rare Kaiser-i-hind butterfly. Headlines: E-LAW in the News, Autumn 2002 Terms: Autumn 2002 Headlines Victory for indigenous rights; PNG advocates urge World Bank to keep logging reviews; E-LAW advocates speak out at World Summit. Victory for Indigenous Rights October 2, 2002 -- KLCC Radio (Eugene) interviewed E-LAW advocate Lottie Cunningham Wren about her work with the Mayagna Indians of Awas Tingni, Nicaragua. Lottie won an Inter-American Court of Human Rights victory blocking the Nicaraguan government from selling logging rights in the community`s forests to a foreign logging company. Inside E-LAW: Martha Remembered, Harvard Law, Corporate Challenge Terms: Autumn 2002 Inside ELAW E-LAW "grandma" Martha Russell remembered; E-LAW U.S. Executive Director Bern Johnson at Harvard Law "World of Law" speakers series; Corporate Challenge for a Sustainable Future. Martha Remembered Read more © 2012 Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) U.S. Office: 1877 Garden Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403 USA Phone: +1 541 687 8454 Fax: +1 541 687 0535 elawus@elaw.org