A Comparative Study: Independent Planning Bodies in NSW, VIC and TAS
ZoomThe webinar will focus on:
The functions and responsibilities of independent planning bodies in New South Wales (NSW Independent Planning Commission), Victoria (Planning Panels and Environment Effects Inquiries) and Tasmania (Tasmanian Planning Commission).
Mapping the regulation of mine closure
ZoomMapping the regulation of mine closure: a CRC time project Presented by Professor Alex Gardner and Laura Hamblin The project (15 March - 24 December 2021) has three stages in…
2021 Mahla Pearlman Oration
Law Society of WA Level 5, 160 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaThe annual event is a tribute to Chief Judge Pearlman’s achievements and an inspiration to younger generations of environmental lawyers.
The Role of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee
ZoomThe Paris Agreement Implementation and Compiance Committee is a transparent, non-adversarial and non-punitive body that considers the national capabilities and respective circumstances of treaty parties.
The challenges of regulating, investigating and managing PFAS – the “forever chemicals”
ZoomThe challenges of regulating, investigating and managing PFAS.
2021 National Conference | Session 2 – ‘Legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions’ | 10 Sept 4pm-5.30pm AEST
ZoomThe 2021 NELA National Conference will feature a range of speakers across law, academia, industry and government.It will explore the links between biodiversity and pandemics, legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and corporate responsibility and environmental impacts. Due to Covid-19, this conference will be held virtually but it still offers delegates opportunities to network…
2021 National Conference | Session 3 – ‘Corporate responsibilities and environmental impacts’ | 17 Sept 4pm-5.30pm AEST
ZoomThe 2021 NELA National Conference will feature a range of speakers across law, academia, industry and government.It will explore the links between biodiversity and pandemics, legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and corporate responsibility and environmental impacts. Due to Covid-19, this conference will be held virtually but it still offers delegates opportunities to network…
2021 National Conference | Session 4 – ‘Pandemics and national environmental law reform’ | 24 Sept 4pm-5.30pm AEST
ZoomThe 2021 NELA National Conference will feature a range of speakers across law, academia, industry and government.It will explore the links between biodiversity and pandemics, legal strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and corporate responsibility and environmental impacts. Due to Covid-19, this conference will be held virtually but it still offers delegates opportunities to network…
NELA Annual General Meeting
ZoomNELA's Annual General Meeting on 13 October 1-2pm (AEDST) 10-11am (AWST) Guest speaker: Brian Walters AM QC Join on Zoom Meeting ID: 827 8350 8793 Passcode: 228938
Te Piringa Environmental Law Symposium – free on Zoom – The University of Waikato
ZoomYou're invited to register for the Te Piringa Environmental Law Symposium, supported by IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, a one-day online symposium showcasing cutting-edge environmental law research and policy. The Symposium is held in celebration of Te Piringa Faculty of Law's 30th anniversary. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/te-piringa-environmental-law-symposium-registration-160472733265
International law of climate change: profound challenges facing UNFCCC COP26
ZoomYou're invited to register for a a free multidisciplinary online webinar discussion hosted by ILA(Australia) and Uni of Melbourne Climate Futures, chaired by the Hon Justice Nicola Pain. Questions to be addressed by the expert panellists Professor Jacqueline Peel, Professor Robyn Eckersley and Associate Professor Malte Meinshausen include: - how will the IPCC latest report…
NELA(WA) 2021 State Conference: Western Australia’s evolving regulatory landscape
The Melbourne Hotel 33 Milligan Street, Perth / Whadjuk Country, WA, AustraliaThe NELA(WA) State Conference is back! The conference will be held as a hybrid event available to attend in person at The Melbourne Hotel, Perth on Whadjuk Country or stream online. This year’s conference will explore the topic of Western Australia’s evolving regulatory landscape. Speakers across law, government, academia and industry will present about developments…
Trends in climate litigation
ZoomIn collaboration with the Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA), join NELA and AALA on 9 November 2021 at 6PM AEDT (3PM AWST) for a webinar on first, second and third generations of climate litigation, the interaction of different actors in climate litigation processes and future directions of climate litigation. The webinar will be presented by…
Clean Energy Agreement Making on First Nations Land: What Do Strong Agreements Contain?
ZoomJoin NELA on 16 November 2021 at 4-5PM AEDT (1-2PM AWST) for a webinar on clean energy agreement making on first nations land: what do strong agreements contain? The webinar will be presented by Dr Lily O'Neill. Dr Lily O'Neill is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research and the Energy…
Webinar: The Legal Protection of the Amazon: Current and Future Trends
ZoomOrganised by the Western Sydney University School of Law in collaboration with Griffith University's Tropical Primary Forests and Climate Change project, Cardiff School of Law & Politics School and Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia Law School, this webinar will shed light on how legislation, domestic and international litigation, market-based mechanisms, and…
NELA(WA) Sundowner
Atlas Club 532 Hay Street, Perth, WAThe year is wrapping up and the WA Branch of the National Environmental Law Association would like to welcome you to our end of year Sundowner on 9 December 2021 . This event will be in person for WA members. David Hodgkinson will be speaking to the implications for Australia and Western Australia from the…
Partner webinar: Ecocide as a new international crime
This webinar hosted by several organisations in the Asia-Pacific region, including NELA's partner organisation, the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law, presents an expert panel who will consider the proposed definition for the crime of ecocide. The Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide, chaired by barrister and author Philippe Sands QC (UK)…