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Amidst the steady stream of painful news from Ukraine, we are inspired by the work of ELAW Fellow Kateryna Polianska and her co-workers at Environment People Law.

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We are pleased to welcome an outstanding ELAW Fellow from Ukraine!

The impact of humans damaging the climate is clear – sea level rise, drought, heat waves, more frequent and destructive hurricanes and typhoons, and much more. Protecting the climate may be the single greatest challenge of our time. ELAW partners are rising to meet the challenge.

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Join us in congratulating Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association. Today, Rizwana received a 2022 International Women of Courage Award from U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden.

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A South African high court has halted a seismic oil exploration project along South Africa’s West Coast.

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ELAW staff evaluations provide an annual opportunity to check in about job satisfaction, performance, and expectations.

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ELAW partners at the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA) announced a stunning victory Wednesday, protecting a critical coral reef system in Veracruz from short-sighted plans to expand the Veracruz Port.

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ELAW partners around the world are working with communities to protect wetlands that support local livelihoods, mitigate impacts of climate change, and provide habitat for wildlife.

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Thousands of Indigenous people living along a tributary of Papua New Guinea’s Frieda River have filed a complaint to halt plans for Australian company PanAust’s proposed Frieda River Mine. If built, the gold and copper mine would be the largest mine in PNG, threatening the Sepik River and the entire Frieda River basin.

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“The Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria is winning big against plastic pollution in Canada. ELC’s latest victory was announced in Canada’s leading news outlets:

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Mexico’s Veracruz Reef System, a national park and RAMSAR site in the Gulf of Mexico, has suffered because of the expansion of the Veracruz Port. ELAW has joined partners at the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA) to help protect and restore this critical ecosystem.

We faced challenges in 2021, with the climate crisis, global pandemic, political turmoil, and new threats to communities and ecosystems. But ELAW partners around the world give us hope. Together, we celebrate some recent victories and steps along the way towards a sustainable future.

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Royal Dutch Shell has pulled out of the controversial Cambo Oil Field project, off the Shetland Islands.

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On April 7, 2020, a massive oil spill struck Indigenous territories along the Napo and Coca rivers in the headwaters region of Ecuador’s Amazon.

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The U.S. office of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) is pleased to announce a new $1 million grant from the U.K.-based Arcadia to protect biodiversity around the world.

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At ELAW, we are heartened to see advocates around the world stepping up to stop short-sighted fossil fuel development and protect the climate. Together, we are working to move past burning fossil fuels.

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An energy company wants to build a pipeline to export gas from the UK that would cut through the Faroe-Shetland Sponge Belt, a UK Marine Protected Area. ELAW is working with UK partners at Uplift to review short-sighted plans for the proposed Cambo Oil Field.

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The Philippines is one of the top sources of plastic waste going into the ocean. ELAW partners there have served and filed a petition demanding their government step up to solve the scourge of plastic pollution that it has ignored for decades.

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We are thrilled to report good news from Chacras de la Merced, a community along the Suquía River at the eastern end of Cordoba.

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ELAW is pleased to collaborate with partners in Indonesia, Uganda, Cameroon, and more as they host workshops for judges to exchange views and learn from experts about this critical new field of environmental law.

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Congratulations to ELAW partners at Cameroon’s Foundation for Environment and Development (FEDEV) for co-hosting a successful two-day training for lawyers on environmental law and litigation!

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ELAW partners at Frank Bold send good news: Poland’s General Director for Environmental Protection has refused to issue a permit for the Złoczew open pit lignite mine! If approved, the proposed coal mine would be one of the largest lignite mines in the world.

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Join Great.com’s host, Karimkhon Bukhadurov and Karen Guillory, ELAW Outreach Coordinator, for a discussion about how advocates collaborate through ELAW to defend communities and ecosystems around the world.

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ELAW is pleased to announce that the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) has approved long overdue updates to the standards that govern wastewater discharge in Mexico.

The  ocean  provides  half  of  the  oxygen  that  we  breathe  and  plays  a  huge  role  in  regulating the global climate. Its health and sustainable use are of critical importance to every being on this planet, regardless of how near or far one lives from the coastline.

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ELAW partners in Malaysia share wonderful news! Attorneys Meena Raman, Jessica Binwani, and Theiva Lingam announce that a proposed 4,500 acre mega-reclamation project on Penang Island is canceled.

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The Governor of Jalisco has suspended construction of the contested Tala landfill in Guadalajara following weeks of protest by local residents and 'ejidatarios' who collectively hold the land, and a technical opinion of the authorization of the landfill prepared by ELAW at the request of our partners at Instituto de Derecho Ambiental (IDEA).

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Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula, and its freshwater cenotes, coral reefs, mangroves, and stunning biodiversity is under threat from short-sighted development.

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ELAW is growing our team and diversifying our areas of expertise to better support community advocates around the world in their work. We are pleased to welcome Anya, Genee, and Gilles! Their skills and experience will help protect communities from the impacts of extractive industries, including oil and gas development, coal mining, and plastic production and disposal. All of our new colleagues also bring language skills to expand our capacity to collaborate with lawyers in their own languages.

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In case you missed it, ELAW was featured in the Guardian twice this week!

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Last week, ELAW and partners at the Centre Congolaise pour le Droit du Développement Durable (Congolese Center for Law and Sustainable Development, CODED) co-hosted a training to help more than 45 advocates across the Democratic Republic of Congo increase their security and minimize threats to themselves and their organizations - so they can focus on their important work!

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After 15 months of working from home, all Eugene-based staff are now back in our office on Pearl Street.