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 La Primera Conferencia Nacional sobre Estrategias y Desafíos en el Litigio para la Protección del Ambiente desde una perspectiva de Derechos Humanos
Fecha : 02 de septiembre de 2005
Lugar: Auditorio "Berta Kaller Orchansky". Palacio de Justicia I, Segundo piso sobre calle Duarte Quirós
Hora: 15:00 hs a 20:00 hs.
Inscripciones con cupos limitados: Tel/Fax.: 4217021 int. 2161 ;
e-mail: capacitaciont1@justiciacordoba.gov.ar
Patrocinadores: La Red Argentina de Abogados para la Defensa del Ambiente (RADA), El Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA), y El Centro de Perfeccionamiento Ricardo C. Núñez del Poder Judicial de la Provincia de Córdoba
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 9th International Conference on Environmental Law
Law for a Green Planet announces its upcoming 9th International Conference on Environmental Law. The Conference will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 31 May - 1 June 2005.
The Conference theme is: Landscape, Nature, and Culture.
See the full Conference banner here.
See http://www.planetaverde.org/even20.html for more information. |
Indicadores de desempeño de los Programas de Aplicación y Cumplimiento de la Normativa Ambiental
Michael Stahl, Director of the Office of Compliance at US EPA delivered this presentation on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Indicators in September 2004 in Argentina.
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Fundacion Ambiente y Recursos Naturales dicho:
Tenemos el agrado de invitarlo a la Conferencia sobre Indicadores de Aplicación y Cumplimiento de la Normativa Ambiental que brindará el Sr. Michael Stahl, Director de la Oficina de Aplicación y Cumplimiento de la Normativa Ambiental de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos de América, en la sede de la Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación ubicada en la calle San Martín Nº 451, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, el lunes 13 de septiembre a las 18 hs. |
Outcomes of Symposium of Judges and Prosecutors of Latin America
 Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN) released the proceedings from the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in Latin America. Topics include training, justice and civil society, organization of the judicial branch in light of the content of environmental issues, the role of judges and prosecutors in environmental enforcement and compliance, constitutional processes, environmental damage, and many others. The document can be downloaded from the FARN Web site. |
Chilean Sea Bass Smugglers Flooding Markets with Illegal Catch
Federal authorities along the West Coast have seized more than 600,000 pounds of suspected illegal Chilean sea bass in recent weeks, a US$10 million haul that environmentalists say reflects a thriving black market trade in the delicate, tasty fish. Illegally caught and often routed through more friendly foreign markets to disguise its origin or capture, the high-priced delicacy is a popular target for pirates in the South Pacific and Antarctic oceans. As a result, stocks are dwindling.
The National Environmental Trust blames regulation loopholes, sophisticated smuggling techniques, and overburdened border enforcement for the illegal trade.
Andy Cohen, who heads the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration northeast enforcement office, said that increased enforcement has taken a bite out of the illegal toothfish trade, but it remains a major problem.
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US EPA fines Arizona fertilizer company for Clean Air Act violations
The U.S. EPA has fined a Arizona fertilizer company, Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc., $40,000 for emitting high levels of nitrogen oxide during frequent startups at two of its units near Benson, Arizona between 1999 and 2002.
The facility's nitrogen oxide emission's during plant startup were often more than 1,000 parts per million. Normal operation emissions are typically less than 200 parts per million. Facilities subject to the federal New Source Performance standards are required to minimize emissions at all times, including plant startups.
From Capitol Reports |
Enforcement Action Against DuPont For Toxic Substances Reporting Violations
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is taking an administrative action against DuPont for two violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and one violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These violations consist of multiple failures to report information to USEPA about substantial risk of injury to human health or the environment from the synthetic chemical Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA).
Full Article available from USEPA's News Room. |
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Presentation on ECE Indicators Delivered in Argentina
Michael Stahl, Director of the Office of Compliance at US EPA delivered
this presentation on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Indicators
in September 2004 in Argentina.
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1ras Jornadas de Derecho y Gestión
Ambiental - Jul. 21, 2004 to Jul. 22, 2004
13 July - El Instituto de Derecho Ambiental de la República
Dominicana (IDARD), en el interés de mantener actualizados
a los profesionales y en el marco del programa de capacitación
en Gestión y Derecho Ambiental, invita a participar en las
1ras Jornadas de Derecho y Gestión Ambiental.
The Environmental Law Institute of the Dominican Republic is hosting
a 2-day conference improve capacity among environmental professionals
on environmental law and management.
Contact: Avenida México, Edificio 30, Suite 202, San Carlos.
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
Tel: (809) 685-6269; Fax: (809) 685-6269
E-mail: idard@verizon.net.do;
idard@codetel.net.do
Location: Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
Web: Bellanet
Event Calendar
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CCAD announces support for compliance with
CITES
15 June - A recent workshop hosted by the Comisión
Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarollo (CCAD) brought together interested
stakeholders to discuss the difficulties in combating illegal trade
in endangered species and to identify solutions. Participants agreed
that improvements should be made in inter-agency, inter-country, and
regional cooperation, particularly in regards to information sharing
and for harmonizing laws to prosecute offenders. See the CCAD Web
site for workshop
conclusions (en español). |
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Visit
INECE Newsletter 8
fo Americas Regional Enforcement News includes: "Brazilian Access
to Environmental Information Law" and "NACEC Recommends
Factual Record for Ontario Logging Submission." |
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Workshop Sponsored
by Law for a Green Planet Institute
On 26 April 2004, the Law for a Green Planet Institute will sponsor
a course on the Responsibilities
of Companies and the State for Environmental Damage (Curso:
Responsabilidade da Empresa e do Estado Pelo Dano Ambiental: Aspectos
Civis, Administrativos, e Penais) in São Paulo, Brazil. (en
português)
The course intends
to discuss the general legal theory of environmental liability and
case studies. It focus mainly on civil, administrative and criminal
liability. It also covers negotiation and implementation of settlements
and prevention of environmental damage. The speakers are the leading
experts on environmental law of Brazil.
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Event: 8th
Congresso Internacional de Direito Ambiental: Fauna, Politicas Publicas
e Instrumentos Legais (31 May-3 June)
This
year's topic for the 8th International Conference on Environmental
Law is "Wildlife Protection: Policy and Legal Instruments."
The event is co-sponsored by INECE. The conference is currently
accepting paper submissions.
For more information, contact Law for a Green Planet Institute,
tel: +55-11-5575-4255; fax: +55-11-5575-8072; email:planetaverde@planetaverde.org
São Paulo, Brazil
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New
publication on Environmental Management in Latin America and the Caribbean
co-written by INECE EPC Member Manuel Rodríguez Becerra
Manuel Rodríguez
Becerra and Guillermo Espinoza have released a new book entitled Gestión
ambiental en América Latina y el Caribe. Evolución Tendencias
y Principales Prácticas. (Environmental Management in Latin
America and the Caribbean: Evolution, tendencies, and main practices).
The book is published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).
The book is available in Spanish and a summary
(Spanish) is available here. The book is available for downloading
in PDF format. |
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February
- INECE Releases New Edition of Compliance and Enforcement Newsletter
The Newsletter features South American articles, including:Brazilian
Officials Study Effective Enforcement Techniques
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February
- Symposium of Judges and Prosecutors in Latin America
The objective of the Symposium was to elaborate an action plan and
to make specific proposals, regarding the necessities and interests
at national and regional levels, towards the strengthening of judges
and prosecutors' role on environmental law in Latin America. More
than 60 Judges and Prosecutors from Latin America signed the Buenos
Aires Declaration in which they showed their conviction of the relevant
role the judges and prosecutors play on the effective environmental
law enforcement in order to achieve sustainable development in the
region. Read full Symposium report
here.  |
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December
- CEC Council orders factual record on Canada's enforcement of federal
pulp and paper effluent regulations
On
11 December 2003, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of
North America (CEC) instructed the CEC Secretariat to prepare a
factual record on allegations that Canada is failing to effectively
enforce section 36(3) of the Fisheries Act and federal Pulp and
Paper Effluent Regulations (PPER) at ten pulp and paper mills in
Quebec, Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. The
allegation, which was filed by Sierra Legal Defense Fund (SLDF),
is available from CEC.
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July - The
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation released a
new Web site
for their Enforcement Working Group. |
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July - US
Department of Justice releases Guidelines for Joint State/Federal
Civil Environmental Enforcement Litigation
Access the
full text here: Joint
Guidelines
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July - Environment Canada's Web site reports on the
agency's recent enforcement activities. |
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June
- Visit
INECE Newsletter 8,
now available online. Americas Regional Enforcement News includes:
"Brazilian Access to Environmental Information Law" and
"NACEC Recommends Factual Record for Ontario Logging Submission." |
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May 1 - INECE releases Access
to Information, Citizen Right to Know, and Citizen Suits Web Resource
Guide. Please submit relevant additions to inece@inece.org. |
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November
Conference: "First Central America, Panama, and Belize
Meeting: Environmental Justice in the Framework of the Penal Trial
System" ("Primer Encuentro Centroamericano, Panamá
Y Belice: Justicia Ambiental En El Marco del Sistema Procesal Penal")
November 14-15, Hotel Real Intercontinental, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Program
only available in Spanish/Programa
solamente disponible en español.
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September 22-23 -
EPC Member Adriana Bianchi is leading the effort to organize a meeting
of the South American Regional Network in Buenos Aires, Argentina
on September 22-23. The event will involve capacity building programs
for the judiciary in several South American countries and a half-day
workshop on compliance and enforcement indicators in preparation for
South American participation in the INECE-OECD Indicators Workshop
in Paris.
Contact: Adriana Bianchi |
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Electronic
Dialogue: Latin American Symposium of Judges and Prosecutors discuss
Environmental Enforcement and Compliance
August 11-22, 2003
FARN invites
participation in the “Electronic Dialogue: Latin American Symposium
of Judges and Prosecutors - Environmental Enforcement and Compliance”
which will take place from August 11-22, 2003 online at
http://www.farn.org.ar/enforcement/dialogo03.html.
The main objective of the dialogue is to delve into the identification
and analysis of the role of Latin American Judges and Prosecutors
regarding environmental enforcement and compliance, taking into
account the difficulties that judges and prosecutors have to face
and the positive and negative experiences in various countries.
Please visit FARN's
Web site for more information and guidelines.
Dialogo Electronico:
Aplicacion y Cumplimento de la normativa ambiental en American Latina
Rol de los Jueces y Fiscales
11 al 22 de agosto de 2003
El Comité Organizador del Simposio de Jueces y Fiscales de
América Latina - Aplicación y Cumplimiento de la Normativa
Ambiental tiene el agrado de invitarlo a participar del "Diálogo
Electrónico: Aplicación y Cumplimiento de las Normas
Ambientales en América Latina - Rol de los Jueces y Fiscales",
que se llevará a cabo en las dos semanas que van del 11 al
22 de agosto de 2003 en http://www.farn.org.ar/enforcement/dialogo03.html.
Para suscribirse al Diálogo Electrónico puede
enviarnos su nombre y su dirección electrónica a juecesyfiscales@farn.org.ar
o llenar el formulario de inscripción desde la página
web http://www.farn.org.ar/enforcement/dialogo03_part.html.
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June - Visit
INECE Newsletter 8,
now available online. Americas Regional Enforcement News includes:
"Brazilian Access to Environmental Information Law" and
"NACEC Recommends Factual Record for Ontario Logging Submission." |
Seminar on Natural
Renewable Resources and Regulation
July 2-4, 2003, Bolivia
Seminar to be hosted by the Sistema
de Regulación de Recursos Naturales Renovables (El SIRENARE)
of Bolivia.
Preliminary program available
online. |
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May 1 - INECE releases Access
to Information, Citizen Right to Know, and Citizen Suits Web Resource
Guide. Please submit relevant additions to inece@inece.org. |
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Environmental Enforcement and Compliance in Latin America
The Environment and Natural Resources Foundation (FARN), an Argentina-based
NGO, released results from their Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Program, including conclusions
of an electronic dialogue and the results of the International
Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement for Latin
America held
in Buenos Aires in May, 2002.
Please visit
their Web site at http://www.farn.org.ar
(English
and Espanol).
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Costa Rica's President Proposes to
Include Environmental Guarantees in the Costa Rican Constitution
ENS
reports that legislation in Costa Rica will, if passed, establish
the right of the public and of individuals to a healthy environment
and set forth their environmental obligations. Full
Report >> |
"La Nacion" Editorial describes INECE Conference An
Argentinian periodical "La Nacion" published
an editorial that discusses the INECE Conference and prasing the
positive change that organizations like INECE can bring to Latin America.
Full text of article is available in English
and Spanish. |
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CCAD Releases News Bulletin Describing INECE Conference
CCAD
Press release describes the organization's involvement with the
conference and outlines the major points of the call
to action, specifically focusing on INECE's dedication to increase
technical assistance and capacity building efforts around the world.
Read
press release (Spanish only).
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Chile's Environmental Legal Defense System
The newly established Centro Austral de Derecho Ambiental (CEADA)
in southern Chile's Region 10 is taking the leadership to provide
environmental defense in public interest cases. CEADA was created
to defend the natural resources of southern Chile. For more information,
contact ELAW at elawus@elaw.org. |
Success in Mexico
The Executive Director of the CEC recently highlighted the success
of an initiative to eliminate use of the persistent organic pollutant
DDT. The Mexican DDT initiative brought together two communities—the
health policy community and the environment community—who share
similar concerns but rarely come together to address them, said CEC
Executive Director Janine Ferretti, speaking at the meeting of the
Health and Environment Ministers of the Americas in Ottawa.
More Information >> |
