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2022 Declaration: a Chance to Enhance Environmental Rule of Law in the Process of Achieving Sustainable Development Objectives and Goals
Environmental rule of law and sustainable development are undoubtedly the two most significant terms...
The Failure of Climate Change Multilateralism and its Urgent Reboot
Why is humanity still losing the war against the climate crisis despite five decades worth of intern...
Addressing the Triple Crisis (Climate, Biodiversity and Pollution): Non-regression and Harmony With Nature
The urgency of the situation needs not to be proven anymore. Stockholm +50 represents a once in a ge...
The Long Path Towards “Environmental Democracy” and the Role of Public Participation
Sixty years ago, the bases for environmental protection were outlined, with the need to establish co...
The High-level Declaration for Stockholm+50: A Renewal of Past Commitments and Creation of New Commitments to Mother Earth 50 Years On
As we return to Stockholm on 2 June 2022 to commemorate 50 years since the 1972 United Nations Confe...
An Emerging Principle: Weighing Effective Implementation of Environmental Law via Legal Indicators
Environmental law, despite its amazing growth for about half a century, has yet to be fully implemen...
Operationalizing “One Health” through a Pandemic Treaty
The World Health Assembly has recently started a negotiation process for a convention or other inter...
Can multilateralism rise to the moment for Stockholm +50?
People worldwide have high hopes for the Stockholm+50 moment and the 2022 Declaration. Despite the h...
2022 Declaration: Enhancing the Implementation of International Environmental Law
The 2022 Declaration resulting from the UNEP@50 international conference could be a strong document....
Ecocide as a fifth crime at the International Criminal Court
This criminal law route can therefore provide an enforceable deterrent to underpin and support UNFCC...
Technological leaps will transform environmental governance
Technology is advancing much more rapidly than are diplomatic institutions. It will become increasin...
Bringing the legacy of Olof Palme to build a greener future
Olof Palme, the former Prime Minister of Sweden, underlined the importance of a firm global response...