Submitted by
karen.hulme
on Sat, 10/26/2024 - 12:07
General Information
Resolution
49181
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Zoological Society of London ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Conflict and Environment Observatory ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
International Committee of the Red Cross, Atlantic Council Organisation, Debevoise & Plimpton, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
We helped organise and participate in a major conference for the Environmental Peacebuilding Association which gathered together hundreds of experts in the field of environment and conflict.
Status
Completed
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
We spoke at a conference in Colombia on Restorative Transitional Justice of the JEP, in Sept 2024. One of the main topics discussed was the challenges and opportunities of treating the territory as a victim in the conflict. A member also presented to Colombian judges a Report on Presentation for Judges and Legal Officers of the JEP: “Protection of Natural Sites qua Cultural Property in Armed Conflict”
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Members of the SG responded to requests for input into an environmental criminal law and policy consultation by the International Criminal Court.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
We compiled a proposal to add the environment into the Crimes Against Humanity Treaty in the GA, wrote a blog on those and then starting to work on advocacy by co-sponsoring a UN High Level Week Side Event for environmental destruction to be incorporated in a future Convention on Crimes Against Humanity
Status
Completed
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
We have published a report/guidance emanating from our PERAC workshop in 2023 on CORPORATE DUE DILIGENCE AND LIABILITY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES SUPPLY CHAINS IN/FROM CONFLICT-AFFECTED REGIONS
Status
Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
We have advanced our aim of providing guidance to states in relation to implementation of the ILC's PERAC principles, which forms a major component of the Resolution. Our broader work in the area of international criminal law and for specific conflicts, such as that in Ukraine, is also helping to achieve implementation of the Principles and advancing the protection of the environment in armed conflict.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
We continue to work on the implementation of the PERAC principles, working with civil society and the ICRC etc. We intend to write up other aspects of our guidance and input further into the ICC consultation including on ecocide.
III. Additional Information
Upload document
Guidance ILC Principles 10 and 11 final.pdf
(812.23 KB)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025