PROGRAMS
Environmental Rights
Human rights and the environment are intertwined. Human rights cannot be enjoyed without a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; and sustainable environmental governance cannot exist without the establishment of and respect for human rights.
Environmental and Human Rights Defenders
The United Nations defines environmental human rights defenders as individuals and groups who, in their personal or professional capacity and in a peaceful manner, strive to protect and promote human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna.
Environmental Courts and Tribunals (ECTs)
Environmental Courts and Tribunals (ECTs) are essential to achieve environmental rule of law by giving litigants access to justice and a venue for effective and speedy dispute resolution.
Ocean Equity
The concept of equity is broad which is both a strength and a certain weakness. Since the concept of ocean equity is not fixed, it is hard to grasp its exact meaning and not underpinned by a firm legal framework.
Animal Law in ASEAN
ASEAN Animal Law delves into the ethical treatment of animals in ASEAN member countries. This includes the enabling legal and policy framework on animals, and international best practices for animal welfare.
Environmental, Social, and Governance Practice
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) approach looks at how governments and enterprises take into account several key issues that will impact the future risks associated with an activity, process, enterprise, or policy.
Pollution in ASEAN
Pollution in ASEAN is a major threat to humans and the environment. Ambient air pollution is recognised as a global problem that requires local, regional and international action, while indoor air pollution significantly affects women and children and can have long lasting and costly health impacts.
Environmental Law Champions
Irum Ahsan
Irum Ahsan is being recognised for the establishment of the Asian Judges Network on Environment, support for 6+ green courts in Asia and 100+ Gender Based Violence Case Court in Pakistan, first such courts in Asia and fo the training, together with her team, of around 1000+ judges on environment and climate change laws and more than 500 judges and prosecutors in Afghanistan and Pakistan on violence against women related laws. She is an active advocate for climate rights and gender consciousness, and passionately steers the gender and climate discussions in the Asian Development Bank and at various international forums.
Koh Kheng-Lian
Koh Kheng-Lian is being recognised for her 60 year commitment to the Environmental Rule of Law, for her outstanding scholarship in environmental law and for the promotion of the concept of ASEAN Environmental Law. She introduced environmental law to the National University of Singapore (NUS) Law Faculty in 1994 and helped create the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law at the NUS. She was the first woman appointed as Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Law in 1997.
