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Blog Category: Human Rights and the Environment
China’s List of Protected Animals to Be Updated After 32 Years
Protected species may more than double, but experts question the exclusion of species with ‘image problems’, writes Gao Baiyu.
The novel coronavirus has forced people to re-examine the link between animals and humans, and pushed wildlife conservation to the top … Continue reading » “China’s List of Protected Animals to Be Updated After 32 Years”
Continue readingMeet Affiliated Researcher Maria Andrea Nardi
In a new series of blog posts, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute will be presenting its staff members and the research that is currently being conducted at the institute.
For a period of about twenty years, Uganda witnessed its most prolonged … Continue reading » “Meet Affiliated Researcher Maria Andrea Nardi”
Continue readingThe World Has Failed on Biodiversity Targets
Humanity’s report card for achievement against biodiversity targets to protect global wildlife and plant life is in; the world must act hard and fast to avert catastrophe, writes Catherine Early.
The world has failed to fully meet any of the … Continue reading » “The World Has Failed on Biodiversity Targets”
Continue readingWhy Rights and Biodiversity Are Interdependent
Building a future for all life on Earth requires incorporating human rights in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, writes Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Senior Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.
We all rely on the environment and the living world for … Continue reading » “Why Rights and Biodiversity Are Interdependent”
Continue readingMeet Senior Researcher Matthew Scott
In a new series of blog posts, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute will be presenting its staff members and the research that is currently being conducted at the institute.
With everyday manifestations of disasters and climate change that force people to … Continue reading » “Meet Senior Researcher Matthew Scott”
Continue readingClimate Change, Disasters and the Refugee Convention
Despite the continued use of the term in media reporting about human mobility in the context of disasters and climate change, it has long been established in academic circles that ‘climate refugees’ do not exist. The definition of a refugee … Continue reading » “Climate Change, Disasters and the Refugee Convention”
Continue readingPublic Online Lecture on Border Externalisation, Climate Change and Refugees
Dr. Matthew Scott from RWI is speaking at a public online lecture on “Border Externalisation, Climate Change and Refugees” arranged by CONREP. With new manifestations of climate emergencies every day and States resorting to extraterritorial border controls, Matthew Scott will … Continue reading » “Public Online Lecture on Border Externalisation, Climate Change and Refugees”
Continue readingWhy Environmental Displacement Affects Us All
Once, Hélène Ragheboom spent long nights studying in the library at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund. She wrote papers, prepared for moot court competitions, and ultimately earned her Master’s degree in International Human Rights Law from Lund University.… Continue reading » “Why Environmental Displacement Affects Us All”
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