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Ecopravo-Lviv Hosts 2004 E-LAW Annual International Meeting
Thirty-six E-LAW advocates from 11 countries traveled to Ukraine to work together to further their pioneering efforts to protect the environment, public health, and human rights around the world.
Ecopravo-Lviv staff
E-LAW advocates at Ecopravo-Lviv 
did a tremendous job hosting this year`s E-LAW Annual International Meeting (May 15-20) in Slavske, Ukraine, a small village on the edge of the Carpathian Mountains.
Fueling the Devastation: Oil Drilling in Nigeria
E-LAW advocate Simon Amaduobogha
was born in the village of Torugbene,
in what has now become Africa`s largest
oil-producing region. While Nigeria
earns some $10 billion/year from joint
ventures with Shell, Exxon, Mobil,
Chevron, Agip, Elf, and Texa
Children watch gas flares in Rumuekpe, Rivers State, Nigeria
Victories & Steps Along the Way: Chile, South Africa, Malaysia and Brazil
Chilean Company Must Clean Up Toxic Environment; South Africa to Pass Strict Air Quality Standards; Malaysian Factory Ordered to Reduce Toxic Emissions; Advocates in Brazil Conserve Arvoredo Biological Marine Reserve.
Chilean Company Must Clean Up Toxic Environment
Defending Bolivia`s Biodiversity
E-LAW U.S. is collaborating with partners in Bolivia to protect the forests of the Tropical Andes, home to thousands of endemic species of plants and animals. E-LAW U.S. Environmental Research Scientist Meche Lu traveled to Bolivia earlier this year to pa
In Danger: Sangre de Grado
Logging in the Tropical Andes threatens this medicinal plant, used by indigenous peoples for generations.
The bark and resin of Sangre de Grado (Dragon`s Blood) has been used as a local medicine by indigenous peoples in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru for generations. Sangre de grado grows in the upper Amazon area of the Tropical Andes, which is one of the richest and most biologically diverse regions in the world. Sadly, this plant is one of many medicinal plants endangered by rapid deforestation.
Headlines: E-LAW in the News, Summer 2004
Developers in Bangladesh Add to Flood Misery; Call to Halt Sand Dune Mining in Sri Lanka; Cigarette Maker Circumvents Smoking Ban; UN Security Council Holds Firm on Liberia Sanctions
Developers in Bangladesh Add to Flood Misery
Inside E-LAW U.S.: Michael Zschiesche, SBDA Directors, Chinese attorneys
Michael Zschiesche from Germany visits E-LAW U.S. for an 8-week fellowship. Diego Gutierrez and Mauricio Aguilera, directors of SBDA in Bolivia, work with E-LAW U.S. staff to strengthen SBDA. Chinese attorneys meet with E-LAW U.S as part of a U.S. study t
Working Exchange Fellow: Michael Zschiesche, Germany
