Environment And Biodiversity Law Education (EnABLE)
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Capability & Capacity
VALUE £166,512
WHERE Philippines
Summary
Environmental law is central to biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management and protecting human wellbeing. However, operationalising legislation relies entirely on capable lawyers to forward cases. Yet, environmental law education is often absent or incomplete, and lawyers, prosecutors and judges are often ill-trained to meaningfully operationalise existing laws. This project will empower law students, civil society and government lawyers in the Philippines to use existing laws to remedy environmental harm. This will develop a model that can be scaled globally.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - World Commission on Environmental Law Biodiversity Law Specialist Group, Law and Wildlife (LaW), University of South Eastern Philippines, University of the Cordilleras, Ateneo de Manilla University, Ateneo De Davao University, Association of Law Students The Philippines, Inc., University of Cebu, Philippines Department of Justice, Environmental Legal Assistance Center, Inc. (ELAC)
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