AbstractThis case law overview comments on significant UK environmental law cases for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It begins with an overarching introduction that
draws some general themes from our selection of cases. It then addresses 12 significant cases concerning public rights in land, crematoria, environmental assessment, [...]
AbstractScotland has committed to restore 250,000 and 400,000 hectares of peatland by 2030 and 2040, respectively, to help achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. Large areas of
peatland, however, are under agricultural management and, as such, subject to conflicting environmental, economic, and social demands. [...]
AbstractIn Environment Protection Authority v Forestry Corporation of NSW [2024] NSWLEC 84, the New South Wales Land and Environment Court granted a community organization
leave to participate as amicus curiae in a sentencing hearing for an environmental offence, citing restorative justice as part of the wider context for doing so. [...]
AbstractConservation covenants are a key legal mechanism for permanently protecting biodiversity on private land in Australia and elsewhere. Yet their contribution to national
and global targets for expanding conservation and restoration areas remains limited. [...]
AbstractSustainable financial products, such as green and social bonds and sustainability-linked loans, are hybrid instruments: though structured as private law contracts between
financial actors, they are also designed to advance global public goods such as environmental protection and social equity, extending their impact beyond the contracting [...]
AbstractOn 29 August 2024, South Korea’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling declaring Article 8(1) of Korea’s Carbon Neutrality Framework Act unconstitutional
for failing to set quantitative emission reduction targets. It thereby makes a significant contribution to the development of climate litigation in Asia. [...]
AbstractPhilanthropy influences environmental law in ways that extend beyond the granting and withholding of funds to environmental civil society. Ideas and approaches do not
just emerge but are constructed by a complex range of forces and actors, including philanthropy. [...]
Costa Rica, a global biodiversity hotspot, faces escalating water pollution challenges in its rivers and coastal zones. This study aims to evaluate research trends, spatial
gaps, and major pollution sources in Costa Rica's aquatic ecosystems. This bibliometric analysis synthesizes insights from 67 scientific studies, 17 on the Caribbean [...]
Citrus decline poses a significant threat to mandarin orange production in the Wakro region of Arunachal Pradesh, North-Eastern India. Although multiple biotic and abiotic
factors have been proposed, the contribution of soil physicochemical constraints to orchard decline remains insufficiently characterized. [...]
This study investigates the technical and economic feasibility of reusing Class A Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) in urban retrofit projects in Recife, Pernambuco.
The research focuses on the production of recycled aggregates for soil stabilization in foundations, a geotechnical application seldom explored in retrofit contexts. [...]