Environment and Climate Change

Environment and CLIMATE CHANGE

GLAN considers the most fundamental violations of human rights to be structural and longstanding. The ability for individuals to lead healthy and secure lives is undermined by systems of economic exploitation and environmental harm. Climate change, and the effects it will have on the poorest populations, is perhaps the major challenge the international (legal) system is facing. We are determined to mobilise our expertise in innovative ways to challenge those exacerbating, and profiting from, environmental and economic injustice.

Our Activities

GLOBAL
MINING & ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME

Landmark challenge against the London Metal Exchange seeking to prevent metals that are the proceeds of environmental crimes being traded on the global exchange.

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CARIBBEAN
LAND GRABS

GLAN is supporting Caribbean communities fighting against the environmental destruction and erosion of community rights across the region.

COLOMBIA
DISPLACEMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL HARM

Simultaneous complaints filed in Australia, Switzerland, Ireland & UK against business entities linked to Cerrejón coal mine, Colombia

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IRELAND & GHANA
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS & TAX POLICY

Following our submission UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to examine overseas impact of Ireland’s tax policies

EUROPE
YOUTH4CLIMATEJUSTICE

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on 3 climate cases, including our historic case on behalf of six young people in Portugal against 32 countries for failing to take urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.

EUROPE
CLIMATE CRISIS

GLAN and CAN Europe legally challenge European Commission to up EU climate ambition. The request underlines that the EU´s overall climate ambition remains alarmingly off-track.

UKRAINE
WAR & CLIMATE CHANGE

Complaint filed with European Ombudsman over EU imports of Russia fossil fuels driving war in Ukraine & climate change

Open letter to the Ramsar Secretariat on World Wetlands Day 2024

On World Wetlands Day 2024, we urge everyone to stand with local, grassroots organisations to protect vital wetlands.

GLAN deepens support for Barbuda Land Defenders after visit to listen to locals

GLAN is supporting Barbudan land defenders in their fight against foreign developers.

A win for Barbudan Land Rights Defenders

A joint campaign by GLAN and Front Line Defenders to end prosecution of land defenders on the island of Barbuda has proven successful....

Mobilising International Human Rights Law to Promote Tax Justice

Legal officer Gerry Liston on how an Advisory Opinion of the ICJ might bring clarity to the international legal obligations of...

Crowdfund launched in support of legal bid to resist land grab and airport construction in Barbuda

Visit our crowdfund page and consider donating. CLICK HERE Summary The people of Barbuda, part of the larger state of Antigua and...

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