The European Union has invited feedback on its Environmental Liability Directive, which establishes a framework based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle to prevent and remedy environmental damage. This evaluation will assess whether the Directive is fit for purpose and any shortcomings it may have. It will also reflect on calls from the European Parliament and the European Court of Auditors to strengthen its application. Conservation Litigation colleagues have made a submission highlighting key points we think need strengthening.

The Society for Conservation Biology picked conservation litigation for its “Emerging Issues in Conservation” Seminar. You can watch the talk online.

The series highlights speakers - picked by the Editors - whose papers are currently in press at Conservation Biology, Conservation Letters and Conservation Science and Practice.

Colleagues across 5 continents will explore how use liability laws to remedy harm to biodiversity. Hosted by the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Environmental Law Institute & International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, this global webinar includes judges, practitioners and researchers to explore the scope and potential for conservation litigation.

Friday, 25 June, 2021, 16:00-18:00 CEST

Register: https://lnkd.in/eJBkv-9

New UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Resolution, “Preventing and combating crimes that affect the environment” calls for States to operatioanlise conservation litigation

In the absence of existing cases in most countries, we have little understanding of judicial decision-making in conservation litigation cases. To gain greater insight we used a mock trail approach. Dr. Rebecca Nichols explains the key findings.

Andalas University Law School hosts an international webinar on how civil liability litigation can support wildlife conservation.

The Indonesian NGO, Auriga Nusantara, helps launch the Indonesian language version of “Pioneering civil lawsuits for harm to threatened species”.

The Guardian reports on how illegal fishers poaching inside of France’s Calanques National Park, and the restaurants who bought their illegal fish, were sued in a landmark case that orders them to ‘pay for environmental damages’.