European Parliament adopts nature restoration law
New law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030
Loan for eco-project
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State amends Section 3 of colonial-era Epidemic Diseases Act
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In safe waters
The industry, Pentagon and the US navy lobby for the ratification of a sea treaty
UN's ocean laws lack clarity on continental shelf
Speakers highlight problems in UN’s law of the seas at ocean law and policy conference
The delay defeats equity principle–Its declining relevance in environmental jurisprudence
A new judgment of the NGT may signal its end
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Making the right choice
Plastic pollution: Campaigners around the world are using the courts to clean up — but manufacturers are fighting back
Governments have achieved disappointingly little so far and even the UN treaty on plastic pollution is unlikely to produce fundamental change
Shaken roots
Ban on Japan sought
Population populism: What led to the faster decline in fertility in recent decades?
Effective delivery of family planning services, strong incentives and disincentives led to decline in fertility rates
Removing the audits bogey
Building plan irks MEF
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Mother Teresa's blue and white sari has been trademarked to avoid misuse. But to what end?
The blue and white sari was registered as the Inteleectual Property of the Missionaries of Charity in September 2016 immediately after Mother …
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In some countries, abortion can be performed later in pregnancy based on the health of the foetus
When judges copy
Should the rules on plagiarism matter as much as the independent analysis made by judges in adjudicating cases?
Fears raised over private coal-mining plan
A private firm, Eastern ANning Ud, is scheduled to boon large-scale operations in a sao" already ravaged by several small mining ventures. …
A new climate law in the Balearic Islands will protect the wellbeing of present and future generations — if such thing can be defined
Mediterranean is extremely climate vulnerable, with temperatures rising 20% faster than the global average
European Parliament passes nature restoration law with 336 votes in favour, 300 against
The final text will now be negotiated. The aim is to reach a deal before EU Parliament elections in 2024
‘Public Trust’— a key legal tool to preserve our natural resources
The government does not have the power to fully privatise resources that are crucial; those stay in trust for the people — and the …