WCC 2020 Res 042 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Network 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
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.
Completed
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
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”
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
Members of the SG responded to requests for input into an environmental criminal law and policy consultation by the International Criminal Court.
On-going
Policy influencing/advocacy
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
Completed
Policy influencing/advocacy
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
Completed

Actors involved in these activities

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
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025