Environmental Law Programme
Involved, for example, in the areas of forest management; water resources management; land and resources tenure; environmental governance. Go to website
  • Commission on Environmental Law (CEL), an extensive global volunteer network of over 500 environmental law specialists in more than 130 countries;
  • Environmental Law Centre (ELC), a professional international office  with 15 highly skilled legal, policy and information specialists; and
  • IUCN lawyers based in Regional and Country Offices around the world.
CEESP, the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
A global coalition which focuses, in particular, on: Governance of natural resources, equity and human rights; economics, markets, trade and investment; sustainable livelihoods and pro-poor conservation; culture and conservation. Go to website


The Working Group on Collaborative Management of Natural Resources of CEESP has evolved into a Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights (TGER). This looks at the governance of natural resources with a specific focus on community conserved areas (CCAs) and co-managed protected areas (CMPAs). TGER also has a site dedicated to Conservation and Human Rights.
 IUCN - Social Policy Programme
IUCN - Social Policy Programme
Conservation for poverty reduction Initiative
Governance of natural resources, equity and human rights

IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office
IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office
The Social Policy Component of EARP

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