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Please read Professor and the Center's Co-director Nathalie Chalifour's piece on Justin Trudeau's high-risk, high-reward approach to the climate file on ipolitics.ca

The University of Ottawa has signed the Montreal Carbon Pledge, under which investors commit to measuring and publicly disclosing the carbon footprint of their investment portfolios on an annual basis, becoming the first Canadian university to do so. Read more here.

Congratulations to Carla Sbert, PhD Candidate, for the publication of her article ''Re-imagining Mining: The Earth Charter as a Guide for Ecological Mining Reform'' in the 6th issue of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal. The article can be accessed here.

We are very pleased to announce that the CELGS independent jury has met, and determined that Jessica Earle and Maryse Renaud are the winners of the 2015 CELGS Essay Contest.

We've updated our website to better serve our members and followers via a convenient platform and modern look. Email us your feedback and suggestions at celgs@uottawa.ca

This year's conference is taking place at Atma Jaya Catholic University in Jakarta, Indonesia from September 7-12, 2015 on the the theme of forest and Marine biodiversity. Please visit http://www.iucnael.org/en/ for additional details.

The list of environmental law and ancillary module classes offered at the faculty offered during the 2015-2016 academic year is now available. Please consult our course engine for more information.

Full title of the conference: Beyond biopiracy : What solutions for respectful relationships between researchers and indigenous peoples? - Thomas Burelli  is a PhD student at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.