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Jan
20
Calling all Earth Lawyers

Calling all Earth Lawyers

A vital role for all lawyers: protecting the planet and bringing about the Rights of Nature through the creation – and enforcement – of an ecosystem of legal interventions at the international and local level.
8 min read
Dec
31
End of Year Review 2021: Growing an Exciting Future at Lawyers for Nature

End of Year Review 2021: Growing an Exciting Future at Lawyers for Nature

It's been a challenging year for many, not least for those increasingly affected by the climate crisis [https:
4 min read
Dec
22
Case Study: Save the Footbridge Oaks Campaign

Case Study: Save the Footbridge Oaks Campaign

This is a story about Lawyers for Nature’s work on what was variously known as the Dulwich Oaks or Save the Footbridge Oaks Campaign. I was contacted out of the blue by a member of the campaign who had heard about Lawyers for Nature and our work saving trees.
4 min read
Dec
17
Trees of Music by RAIN: Collaboration with Mestre Poa, Rosimeire and Miriam Margoyles

Trees of Music by RAIN: Collaboration with Mestre Poa, Rosimeire and Miriam Margoyles

At Lawyers for Nature, our platform is typically focused on the legal aspects of protecting nature. Yet, we recognise the
4 min read
Dec
08
COP26: US-China Joint Declaration Pledges Enhanced Cooperation to Tackle Climate Change

COP26: US-China Joint Declaration Pledges Enhanced Cooperation to Tackle Climate Change

Hours after the COP26 draft agreement was first released, the US and China surprised the international community by publicly pledging to work jointly on cutting down their respective greenhouse gas emissions.
3 min read
Nov
29
COP26 and the Climate Crisis: Draft Agreement Avoids Tackling Critical Issues as World Leaders Continue to Pass the Buck

COP26 and the Climate Crisis: Draft Agreement Avoids Tackling Critical Issues as World Leaders Continue to Pass the Buck

COP26's world leaders have attempted to find resolutions, but the sentiment echoed since the event is that not enough has been done in terms of real commitment to act.
4 min read
Nov
23
The Potential of the COP26 Declaration on Forests and Land Use as a Nature-Based Solution to the Climate Crisis

The Potential of the COP26 Declaration on Forests and Land Use as a Nature-Based Solution to the Climate Crisis

The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, the first major announcement of the COP26, commits 137 countries, including Brazil, China and Indonesia, to “halt and reverse” deforestation by 2030.
3 min read
Nov
17
Report from COP26 in Glasgow, 2021: A Tale of Two COPs

Report from COP26 in Glasgow, 2021: A Tale of Two COPs

While the “Blue Zone” at COP26 filled up with delegates to the UNFCCC talks, the streets of Glasgow were flooded by climate activists from all over the world.
3 min read