Blog | WILDS

Jan 14, 2021

Forthcoming: Pioneering civil lawsuits for harm to threatened species

We are busy at work finalising our guide that explains the diverse types of harm caused by illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and how...

Jan 11, 2021

Pongo the Orangutan - A new animation about WILDS

The WILDS Project is collaborating with award winning filmmaker, Colin Sytsma, and the talented designer, Jax Schwanke, on a short,...

Nov 5, 2020

WILDS at Indonesia's Institut Teknologi Bandung

Dr Jacob Phelps will be contributing to an upcoming, free online course, coordinated by Indonesia's Institut Teknologi Bandung. Indonesia...

Sep 14, 2020

International Webinar on Indonesian BioD

We presented the WILDS Project at the International One-Day Webinar on Indonesian Biodiversity, hosted by the Indonesian Institute of...

Jul 8, 2020

Draft guide for discussion: Civil liability suits for environmental harm--focused on threatened spec

Actions such as illegal wildlife trade, deforestation, mining and pollution are often responsible for huge harm to the environment,...

Jul 2, 2020

Auriga Webinar features the WILDS Project

30 June 2020 – In collaboration with Lancaster University, Auriga Nusantara held the second webinar legal discussion titled “Wildlife...

Mar 14, 2020

WORKSHOP: Civil lawsuits as a response for illegal wildlife trade (cases in Indonesia

A workshop on civil lawsuits for illegal wildlife trade (IWT) cases was held in Lancaster (1-10th March, 2020). At this event, three...

Nov 9, 2019

John Maddox prize winner

Prof Bambang Hero Saharjo from Bogor Agricultural University was awarded the 2019 John Maddox Prize, which recognises the work of...

Oct 24, 2019

University of Michigan Sustainability & Development Conference

Jacob highlighted the WILDS Project in his talk, "Sustainability through environmental liability" at the 2nd Sustainabilty & Development...

Sep 11, 2019

INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES

Colleagues from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), led by our collaborator, Dr R Taufiq Purna Nugraha, are working to...

Aug 27, 2019

WILDS AT UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA

Grahat Nagara from the NGO, Auriga, presented the WILDS project at the Seminar Konferensi Hukum Lingkungan, Indonesia's leading...

Aug 20, 2019

INTERVIEWING JUDGES TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY VIEW ENVIRONMENTAL HARM

Rika Fajrini, in collaboration with legal psychologist, Dr Rebecca Nichols at Nanyang Technological University, is helping us to develop...

May 25, 2019

WORKSHOP: HOW TO CONCEPTUALISE THE HARM CAUSED BY IWT?

In April 2019, a group of ecologists, economists and lawyers from 7 countries met in Alston, UK to frame approaches to conceptualising...

Apr 1, 2019

WILDS ON THE LEGAL ATLAS PLATFORM

The Legal Atlas platform facilitates access and comparison of environmental law globally. It organizes its content by topics of interest,...

Nov 1, 2018

CAMBRIDGE CONSERVATION SEMINAR

Jacob Phelps delivered a Conservation Seminar for the Cambridge Conservation Initiative. His talks, "Sustainability through...

Jul 3, 2018

WILDS FEATURED IN DEFRA ANNOUNCEMENT

The WILDS Project was highlighted in the UK Environment Secretary's announcement of £4.5 million in new funding from the UK to tackle...

Jul 1, 2018

HOW DO JUDGES UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL HARM?

In the lead-up to the WILDS Projects, a number of our collaborators contributed to a workshop in Riau, Indonesia. In June 2018, it...