There are a number of international and regional treaties, conventions and legal mechanisms which may be relevant to legal action in relation to deforestation or failure to comply with legal obligations to undertake sustainable forestry management. Generally, a country’s head of state signs a treaty or convention on behalf of their country. The country then […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Forests,
This section concerns the National Laws that can be used to defend forests. These claims involve bringing governments to court to demand they comply with national laws governing the use and protection of forests. These claims can also be taken to hold governments and other relevant defendants (i.e. private companies) to account for their obligations […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Forests,
Deforestation is a threat to the environment, our human rights and the livelihoods of communities across the world. There are things that can be done to protect forest ecosystems and prevent deforestation. One of the options is litigation. Forest defence litigation is a broad term that includes different types of legal action that aim to […]
Content type: Legal Areas
Legal Topic: Forests,
Action4Justice in collaboration with The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (‘IHRDA’) is seeking a Climate Change and Biodiversity Coordinator. Based in: IHRDA Offices in Banjul, The Gambia. Salary: In the region of USD 35,000 per year. Hours: Full time Duration: two years. Starting in: December 2021. Applications are being accepted until […]
Content type: Entradas
ILP’s global network helps NGOs and investigative journalists whose work follows this multi-jurisdictional path. Alongside ILP’s traditional role organising representation, advice and trial monitoring for journalists uncovering corruption who have been subject to unlawful arrest, imprisonment, and harassment, ILP supports civil society and investigative media consortiums hoping to exploit new data from large corruption leaks […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Corrupción,
ISLP provides top-tier pro bono legal services to governments, civil society actors, and social enterprises, focusing on accountability and transparency/anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and other areas.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Corrupción,
The Vance Center provides legal representation to civil society organizations, as well as international human rights bodies, around the world, in partnership with leading law firms on a pro bono basis. It builds the capacity of the legal profession in pro bono practice ethics, and diversity by engaging law firms, bar associations, law schools, and […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Corrupción,
Thomson Reuters Foundation Trust Law is a global pro-bono clearinghouse that connect CSOs with a global network of lawyers that can provide free legal assistance.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Corrupción,
PILnet brings together lawyers and advocates worldwide to use the law to protect civil society and the communities it serves. It provides organizations with high-quality free legal assistance and resources, and connects lawyers and civil society organizations.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Corrupción,
A bill New Mexico Democrats pushed as allowing for greater state control of environmental regulations was signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham following the 2021 Legislative Session. Senate Bill 8 allowed the State to set environmental standards “more stringent” than federal law, a change from how the law is currently written to allow […]
Content type: News
Legal Topic: Climate change,
