ELAW Advocate, Winter 2013: In January, a Thai court ordered the government to clean up Klity Creek and compensate the more than 300 ethnic Karen villagers for 15 years of toxic waste in their only source of water. The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide provided Thai partners at EnLaw with information about the dangers of lead exposure and how to clean up lead contamination. In the year ahead, ELAW will help EnLaw develop, implement, and monitor an effective clean up.
ELAW Advocate, Winter 2013: In January, a Thai court ordered the government to clean up Klity Creek and compensate the more than 300 ethnic Karen villagers for 15 years of toxic waste in their only source of water. The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide provided Thai partners at EnLaw with information about the dangers of lead exposure and how to clean up lead contamination. In the year ahead, ELAW will help EnLaw develop, implement, and monitor an effective clean up.
Profiles of grassroots advocates from around the world who traveled to Eugene for the 2013 ELAW Annual Meeting followed by the 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental law Conference.
Profiles of grassroots advocates from around the world who traveled to Eugene for the 2013 ELAW Annual Meeting followed by the 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental law Conference.
ELAW partner Ipat Luna joins members of the newly-formed People's Network for the Integrity of Coastal Habitats and Ecosystems to call for the restoration, instead of reclamation, of the coastal waters of Manila Bay
ELAW partner Ipat Luna joins members of the newly-formed People's Network for the Integrity of Coastal Habitats and Ecosystems to call for the restoration, instead of reclamation, of the coastal waters of Manila Bay
ELAW eBulletin For years, toxic waste from a lead mine had contaminated water, soil and aquatic wildlife around Klity Creek. ELAW helped our partners at EnLAW with information about the toxic impacts of lead contamination; EnLAW then obtained a judgement from a Thai court ordering the government to clean up the creek and compensate ethnic Karen villagers in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok.
ELAW eBulletin For years, toxic waste from a lead mine had contaminated water, soil and aquatic wildlife around Klity Creek. ELAW helped our partners at EnLAW with information about the toxic impacts of lead contamination; EnLAW then obtained a judgement from a Thai court ordering the government to clean up the creek and compensate ethnic Karen villagers in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok.
One of the most exhilarating things Heidi Weiskel hears before a business trip: Pack your boots. That means fieldwork, and whether it's studying snails in San Francisco Bay or trying to protect endangered mangroves in Panama, the sights, sounds and science of habitat exploration and preservation are more mission than job for this marine ecologist.
One of the most exhilarating things Heidi Weiskel hears before a business trip: Pack your boots. That means fieldwork, and whether it's studying snails in San Francisco Bay or trying to protect endangered mangroves in Panama, the sights, sounds and science of habitat exploration and preservation are more mission than job for this marine ecologist.
ELAW eBulletin Bazarsad Nanjindorj, an attorney who collaborates with the Centre for Human Rights and Development, arrived from Ulaanbaatar this week. He is working to protect communities and wild spaces in Mongolia from polluting mines.
ELAW eBulletin Bazarsad Nanjindorj, an attorney who collaborates with the Centre for Human Rights and Development, arrived from Ulaanbaatar this week. He is working to protect communities and wild spaces in Mongolia from polluting mines.
After a legal battle that lasted almost a decade, a Thai court ordered the government to clean up Klity Creek and pay nearly $4 million in compensation to the villagers. ELAW provided partners at EnLaw with information about the dangers of lead exposure and advice on how to clean up the contamination.
After a legal battle that lasted almost a decade, a Thai court ordered the government to clean up Klity Creek and pay nearly $4 million in compensation to the villagers. ELAW provided partners at EnLaw with information about the dangers of lead exposure and advice on how to clean up the contamination.
ELAW eBulletin ELAW is thrilled to welcome Alejandra Serrano to Eugene. She joins ELAW Fellows Ana Lucia Maya from Colombia, Thuli Makama from Swaziland, and Emilio d'Cuire from Honduras who arrived earlier this year.
ELAW eBulletin ELAW is thrilled to welcome Alejandra Serrano to Eugene. She joins ELAW Fellows Ana Lucia Maya from Colombia, Thuli Makama from Swaziland, and Emilio d'Cuire from Honduras who arrived earlier this year.
ELAW Staff Scientists worked closely with Mexican partner organizations DAN and CEMDA to review the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a massive open pit gold mine in the buffer zone of the Sierra de La Laguna Biosphere Reserve.
ELAW Staff Scientists worked closely with Mexican partner organizations DAN and CEMDA to review the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a massive open pit gold mine in the buffer zone of the Sierra de La Laguna Biosphere Reserve.
ELAW Advocate, Autumn 2012: As the U.S. market for coal shrinks, big coal companies are looking to ship their coal overseas. ELAW is helping partners around the world protect communities, ecosystems, and the climate from the scourge of coal.
ELAW Advocate, Autumn 2012: As the U.S. market for coal shrinks, big coal companies are looking to ship their coal overseas. ELAW is helping partners around the world protect communities, ecosystems, and the climate from the scourge of coal.
Uganda's High Court of Kampala ruled that plastic bags, commonly referred to as "kaveera," violate the right of citizens to a clean and healthy environment. The Court ordered that a bill be drafted "expeditiously" to regulate the use of all plastics less than 100 microns.
Uganda's High Court of Kampala ruled that plastic bags, commonly referred to as "kaveera," violate the right of citizens to a clean and healthy environment. The Court ordered that a bill be drafted "expeditiously" to regulate the use of all plastics less than 100 microns.
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partner Kenneth Kakuru and his team at Greenwatch are celebrating the ruling by Uganda's High Court of Kampala that plastic bags, commonly referred to as "kaveera," violate the right of citizens to a clean and healthy environment. The Court ordered that a bill be drafted "expeditiously" to regulate the use of all plastics less than 100 microns.
ELAW eBulletin ELAW partner Kenneth Kakuru and his team at Greenwatch are celebrating the ruling by Uganda's High Court of Kampala that plastic bags, commonly referred to as "kaveera," violate the right of citizens to a clean and healthy environment. The Court ordered that a bill be drafted "expeditiously" to regulate the use of all plastics less than 100 microns.
ELAW eBulletin Emilio D'Cuire, a young scientist who works at the Honduran Environmental Law Institute (IDAMHO) has arrived for an ELAW Fellowship to build skills to prevent mining abuses and protect the Mesoamerican Reef and the coast of Honduras from short-sighted tourism development schemes.
ELAW eBulletin Emilio D'Cuire, a young scientist who works at the Honduran Environmental Law Institute (IDAMHO) has arrived for an ELAW Fellowship to build skills to prevent mining abuses and protect the Mesoamerican Reef and the coast of Honduras from short-sighted tourism development schemes.
ELAW Advocate, Summer 2012: ELAW works with strong partners in Panama, and they are facing big challenges now. Developers are destroying critical mangroves, piling fill on fragile ecosystems, and building high rises. Mining companies seem to have an insatiable appetite for exploiting Panama’s resources.
ELAW Advocate, Summer 2012: ELAW works with strong partners in Panama, and they are facing big challenges now. Developers are destroying critical mangroves, piling fill on fragile ecosystems, and building high rises. Mining companies seem to have an insatiable appetite for exploiting Panama’s resources.
ELAW eBulletin ELAW’s newest Fellow, Thuli Makama is well-known within the African environmental law community because of her long commitment to protecting the rights of communities to live in a healthy environment. She is also well-known in Africa and abroad as a 2010 recipient of the Goldman Prize.
ELAW eBulletin ELAW’s newest Fellow, Thuli Makama is well-known within the African environmental law community because of her long commitment to protecting the rights of communities to live in a healthy environment. She is also well-known in Africa and abroad as a 2010 recipient of the Goldman Prize.
