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Latest News
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Cleaning up Nepal’s Bagmati River
“The Bagmati River flows from the hills of Shivapuri, passing through the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pashupatinath Temple on its way to India’s holy river Ganga. For decades, the water of the Bagmati uplifted many livelihoods. However, with rapid urbanisation and industrialization, the once holy river is now the most polluted river of Nepal.” (Earth.org)…
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Victory for Virunga National Park
ELAW partner Olivier Ndoole at Congolese Alert for Environment and Human Rights (ACEDH) in the Democratic Republic of Congo shares good news: The Goma Courthouse issued a landmark decision this week advancing ACEDH’s case seeking protective measures for Virunga National Park, including stronger actions to counter encroachment and preserve biodiversity.
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ELAW Fellow Arrives from Peru
Please meet our summer ELAW Fellow, Vanessa Cueto! Vanessa arrived in Eugene on Sunday, from Lima, Peru. She is a lawyer and Coordinator of the Sustainability Program at Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Environmental and Natural Resources Law, DAR).
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Taking on the Plastic Pollution Crisis
The United Nations Environment Programme reports that every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes.