Environmental Law Blog

The wolf north of the Duero and European Union law

The recent amendment to the Bern Convention has changed the protection status of the Iberian wolf in Europe, sparking intense debate. While Portugal is strengthening its conservation, in Spain, discussions about its possible hunting are resurfacing. The author analyzes the complex legal status of this animal north of the Duero River and the implications of recent changes to its protection.

Nature as a subject of rights: A paradigm shift

The recognition of nature as a subject of rights means a paradigmatic change that moves from an anthropocentric development approach to biocentric and ecocentric approaches. The author analyzes it in this article.

The Carob. The never-ending (legal) story

The climate summit on the edge of the Red Sea and under the shadow of Mount Sinai

The law that recognizes rights to the Mar Menor and its basin: a new paradigm for the legal defense of nature

The new regulation of waste: the Law on Waste and contaminated soils for a circular economy

Urgent legal response to water pollution by nitrates of agricultural origin

COP26 and the multiple COPs surrounding it: why it is important to assess them as a whole

The UN Human Rights Council recognizes the human right to a healthy environment. Beyond a declaration?

The Mar Menor: Ecocide? Does Environmental Law Exist?

The death of fish in the Mar Menor has once again put the environmental disaster that this place is suffering in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia on the front page. Now everyone is busy looking for culprits, when what must be located is who are responsible for having repeatedly arrived at this environmental crime, which could be described in the current language of "ecocide", having acted against an ecosystem such as It is the Mar Menor.

A law for a new era (notes on the Climate Change and Energy Transition Law)

The firm commitment to sustainable mobility

It is clear that nothing will ever be the same again and that times are changing without remission. In our risk society, which has been revealed by the pandemic, there are other risks that are also certain and immediate, such as climate change and the impact of air pollution on health, all risks generated by man.