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Latest News
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Local Voices at the World Fisheries Congress
Last month, members of ELAW’s Marine Working Group joined scientists from around the world at the World Fisheries Congress (WFC) in Seattle, to share community voices on the real impacts of blue economy projects in the Global South.
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Community of La Oroya Wins Landmark Court Decision
In March, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a landmark ruling in the case of La Oroya v. Peru. The Court ruled that the State of Peru has violated numerous human rights of the inhabitants of La Oroya, including the rights to a healthy environment, health, personal integrity, a dignified life, access to information,…
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Energy Transition in Uganda
Global greenhouse gas emissions in Africa are the lowest, per capita, of any region, yet in Uganda and across the region the climate crisis has turned the seasons around, with harsh droughts and unpredictable intense rains.
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Protecting the Climate
To prevent climate catastrophe, we need to move past burning fossil fuels. Reuters reports that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at COP28 that the burning of fossil fuels must be stopped outright and a reduction or abatement in their use would not be enough to stop global warming.