Conservation-Litigation.org publishes Risk Identification and Mitigation Framework for strategic environmental liability litigation.

The open-source resource will support prospective plaintiffs in the identification and mitigation of the risks that may be encountered when developing environmental liability lawsuits.

Developed in collaboration with the Conservation-Litigation.org network, the new Risk Identification and Mitigation Framework focuses on the specific risks associated with strategic environmental liability, which are grouped into five principle risk categories – Financial, Legal, Strategic, Ethical and Process/Delivery.

While recognising that all jurisdictions and contexts present different challenges, each risk is defined, and aggravating factors that may increase risk severity or probability are provided.

Finally, the resource provides in-depth descriptions and suggested mitigation actions for 22 specific risks that apply to strategic environmental litigation and are often overlooked by generic risk assessments.

The framework is the first of several plaintiff resources to be developed by Conservation-Litigation.org, with a Case Selection Framework and Lessons Learned document to be released in the near future.

By making these resources and our country-specific reports open-source, we hope to be able to support current and future plaintiffs in developing their cases to build a Green Wave of environmental liability litigation to protect and restore biodiversity.

The Risk Identification and Mitigation Framework is a living document and we welcome feedback or suggestions; please send any comments here.