- CIEL and other civil society organizations express concerns over the 2004 U.S. model Bilateral Investment Treaty.
- CIEL calls for greater public involvement in trade policy in congressional testimony.
- CIEL argues for cooperative approaches to technology transfer to address climate change that maintain intellectual property flexibilities.
- To mark the July 4th holiday, CIEL proudly joins the Declaration of Independence from Toxic Chemicals and the national campaign for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, a collaborative effort for a new U.S. federal policy that protects people and the environment.
- In a dialogue with member states, CIEL urges the Human Rights Council to take action to ensure that climate change does not harm human rights.
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About /Mission; The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a nonprofit organization working to use international law and institutions to protect the environment, promote human health, and ensure a just and sustainable society.
We provide a wide range of services including legal counsel, policy research, analysis, advocacy, education, training, and capacity building. CIEL’s goals:
- to solve environmental problems and promote sustainable societies through the use of law;
- to incorporate fundamental principles of ecology and justice into international law;
- to strengthen national environmental law systems and support public interest movements around the world; and
- to educate and train public-interest-minded environmental lawyers
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