The Environmental Law LLB students recently opted to extend their lecture session by adding an outing to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

We very happily received over 180 abstracts for the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium by the abstract submission deadline.

The IMEL team has been hard at work with the conference organisers getting ready to welcome environmental law colleagues from around the world to the 23rd IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Colloquium.

The important role of law in supporting and strengthening the recognition of OECMs has recently attracted global attention. Some countries, including South Africa, are currently exploring the development of domestic OECM legislation.