September 23, 2016

Lewis & Clark faculty and students in South Africa at CITES

Lewis & Clark Law School’s International Environmental Law Project (IELP) is in South Africa for negotiations relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Professors Chris Wold and Erica Lyman, along with 4 students, are advising governments and non-governmental organizations on strategies for protecting African elephants, white rhinos, tigers, and sharks.

Lewis & Clark Law School’s International Environmental Law Project (IELP) is in South Africa for negotiations relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Professors Chris Wold and Erica Lyman, along with 4 students, are advising governments and non-governmental organizations on strategies for protecting African elephants, white rhinos, tigers, and sharks. We are also actively negotiating rules for trade in bioengineered wildlife products, hunting trophies, and captive bred specimens, as well as the disposal of confiscated specimens. For those of you interested in the issue of trade in bioengineered wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has submitted a document authored by IELP for review by the CITES Parties. It is available here

 

IELP professors and students have attended CITES meetings since 2002, providing students an opportunity to engage meaningfully in international environmental lawmaking. Our students work directly with governments, international institutions, and NGOs, putting into practice the skills necessary for a career in international law.

 

The International Environmental Law Project (IELP) works with governments, non-governmental organizations, and international institutions to develop, implement, and enforce international environmental law to tackle some of today’s most challenging global issues, including climate change, biodiversity conservation, oceans and fisheries and trade and the environment. IELP also trains and educates the next generation of international environmental advocates by providing students at Lewis & Clark Law School with opportunities to participate in international environmental law and policy. 

 

Read more about IELP here