Webinar and conference recordings
On 18th July, NELA hosted a webinar that seeks to take Wildlife crime seriously. Wildlife crime is increasing globally, posing a growing threat to Australia’s rich diversity of threatened and endemic species and natural ecosystems. Illegal harvesting, killing and trading plants and animals also seriously threatens Australia’s tourism industry and its $100 billion agricultural,…
On 20th June 2024, NELA held a webinar with Madeline Simspon (Partner, McCullough Robertson), Justine Bell-James (Associate Professor, University of Queensland) and Dave Copeman (Director, Queensland Conservation Council) to discuss the Federal Government’s nature positive reforms, including the recently released Stage legislation, how the EPA and EIA will impact business and the environment and what…
On 29 April 2024 NELA held a webinar with Professor Benjamin Richardson and Matthew Austin, to explore the origins and future Australian environmental law against the backdrop of significant environmental law upheaval. The webinar explored the history of Australian environmental law, the importance of reform, and the role of national laws in promoting environment protection…
Dear Members and Friends, On 3 November 2023, NELA hosted a successful National Conference at the University of Melbourne. The conference gathered leading experts and thinkers across the judiciary, academia, government, environmental NGOs and legal sectors for a day of interactive and dynamic discussion on the theme ‘Intersecting crises of climate change and biodiversity loss…
About the Event While actions to protect the environment and mitigate threatening processes like climate change remain critical, the second half of environmental law’s first century has seen a shift in focus to restoration. The years spanning 2021-2030 have been declared the ‘Decade on Ecosystem Restoration’ by the United Nations, with the aim of ‘supporting and…
On 30 March 2023, NELA and Norton Rose Fulbright held a hybrid event on ‘Greenwashing: prevention & enforcement’. NELA was pleased to have Chris Owen (partner, Norten Rose Fulbright), Michelle Brooks (Sustainability leader, scientist, lawyer and NELA director), Zoe Bush (Senior Solicitor, Environmental Defenders Office) and Jennifer Balding (Senior Specialist, ASIC) speak. This event was…
On 27 February 2023, NELA held a webinar on Environmental Constitutionalism; the possibilities, approaches and challenges. More about the event and speakers Associate Professor Dr Ron Levy Associate Professor Dr Ron Levy is a researcher on constitutional law at the Australian National University. He is the winner of several research and teaching awards and grants.…
Download John Southalan’s slides here The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines) are internationally agreed standards for responsible business conduct, which address environmental impacts as well as human rights, labour relations, consumer interests and other areas. Australia is one of 50 countries which has joined the OECD Guidelines, encouraging multinational enterprises to observe…
As a wave of climate change litigation is sweeping over the world, domestic courts are employing different interpretive approaches towards the Paris Agreement. This webinar offers a brief overview of some of them. Watch the webinar recording here. Download the slides here.
This NELA (WA) &WA Climate Leaders webinar was held on 16 March 2022. Its focus is the nexus of risk, responsibility and reputation. How will organisations be held to account on their environmental impact in 2022? Watch the webinar recording here.