Winter 2005

Typhoons, Deforestation, Landslides

E-LAW partner Ipat Luna describes efforts to prevent a recurrence of the devastating landslides that followed a series of typhoons in the Philippines last year.

by Ipat Luna

Ipat Luna

Tsunami Devastates Asian Coasts

The December earthquake off the northwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered massive tsunamis that devastated coastal areas of South and Southeast Asia. In Indonesia`s remote Aceh province, more than 90,000 died and many more are missing, injured, an

Tamil Nadu, Cuddalore District, India

Yachats 2005: E-LAW Annual International Meeting

Grassroots advocates from roughly 25 countries are coming to Oregon in February to participate in the 2005 E-LAW Annual International Meeting and the University of Oregon`s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference.

Carla Garcia

Victories & Steps Along the Way: Papua New Guinea, Wangari Maathai

Free Speech Victory in Papua New Guinea; Wangari Maathai of Kenya Wins Nobel Prize

Free Speech Victory in Papua New Guinea

PNG landowners

Protecting Western Gray Whales

Yulia Yakel of Legal Centre Rodnik is in Eugene for a Working Exchange Fellowship at E-LAW U.S. She will work with staff attorneys and scientists to tap resources she needs in her efforts to protect Russia`s natural resources.

Western gray whale
A Western Gray Whale near an oil drilling platform operated by Shell, Mitsubishi, and Matsui near Sakhalin Island.

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