ABOUT US
Our Mission
To transform the environmental and social governance landscape in Asia by creating a new paradigm of environmental justice firmly anchored on the environmental rule of law.
Our Vision
To Promote
new forms for ASEAN environmental law in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable development
across the region.
To Develop
the ASEAN network of environmental lawyers and practitioners and provide a platform for the exchange of strategies and legal expertise for the protection of the environment.
To Provide
research support for legal
and policy reform, advocacy
and the improvement of environmental management frameworks.
To Build
the capacity of legal practitioners in environmental ethics, environmental law and adjudication of environmental disputes.
Who We Are
Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law is a law institute focused on providing practical solutions to environmental law problems.
It adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to solving environmental issues with an emphasis on ecologically sound measures and participatory methods.
What We Do
Environmental Law Research and Advocacy
Legal and policy advocacy to promote environmental laws, and adoption of best practice models for environmental adjudication and rules of procedure.
Business, Human Rights and Environment
Mainstreaming Business, Human Rights, and the Environment for lawyers and financial institutions to promote due diligence and inclusive and sustainable development.
ASEAN Environmental Network
Focus on crime prevention, prosecution and innovative approaches to environmental and restorative justice.
ASEAN Regional Law
Advocacy for human rights and the protection of environmental defenders in the region while supporting the rights of nature and the protection of animals from harm and exploitation.
Training and Capacity Building
Conduct of workshops, conferences, webinars on key environmental law issues.
Since 2012, Global Witness has been gathering data on killings of land and environmental defenders