New EPL Editor-in-Chief: Bharat H. Desai, PhD

We are very pleased to announce that the journal now has a new Editor-in-Chief – Bharat H. Desai, PhD – who is only the second person to hold this title; the first being the late Wolfgang E. Burhenne. Of his new appointment, Dr. Desai states in his first editorial: “The entrustment of the EPL editorship has led me to follow in the footsteps of Wolfgang’s legendary energy, skills, and encyclopedic knowledge. Editorship of a journal takes place on the shoulders of the previous contributors. Hence, it is humbling to don this new mantle."

We stand in a unique position as we approach the closing of Volume 50 and look to the future. We are on the brink of a new horizon that will take us on a forward-looking environmental journey. Much work has been going on behind the scenes with some recent transformations. As Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Desai's first task has been to curate the content for Our Earth Matters, which includes an extended special issue and book with 21 contributions from expert scholars and decision-makers, which reexamine the current global approaches, as well as explore the future trajectory for international environmental governance in the 21st century and beyond. There will also be an important webinar on June 5, 2021, World Environment Day, with a number of the authors participating. You can join too: Register Now!

View content from the special issue (Parts I & II) in the final issue of Vol.50 below!

EPL Volume 50, Issue 6 / Online Now!

EDITORIAL
Our Earth Matters: Pathways to a Better Common Environmental Future (Preface) – Openly Available
Desai, Bharat H.

PART I: PROGNOSES
The Future of the Planetary Trust in a Kaleidoscopic World (Research Article)
Weiss, Edith Brown

Exploring the Analytical, Normative and Transformative Dimensions of Earth System Law (Research Article) – Open Access
Kotzé, Louis J. | Kim, Rakhyun E.

Making Environmental Law Function in the Anthropocene (Research Article)
Robinson, Nicholas A.

The Framework of Ecological Law (Research Article)
Bosselmann, Klaus

PART II: PROCESSES
International Environmental Law-Making (Research Article)
Desai, Bharat H.

Pathway to Reframing Environmental Law (Research Article)
Viñuales, J.E. | Mercure, J.-F.

UNGA as the Anchor: Global Environmental Conferencing (Research Article)
Matz-Lück, Nele | Christiansen, Liv

A New Environmental Charter for the Future (Research Article)
Aguila, Yann | Chami, Lionel

Our Earth Matters: Book

Limited-Edition Volume / Coming Soon!

The important contributions to the environmental landscape – covering the theme Our Earth Matters – will also be co-published in a limited-edition volume, as a standalone book that is being released on this special occasion by IOS Press. The exclusive volume and its content calls for an honest introspection as regards to what we have attained during the past 50 years relating to regulatory processes and the use of innovative tools and techniques of lawmaking.

Order the print book at a 20% discount: Click here for details!

Our Earth Matters: Webinar

Free Registration Open Now!

A free webinar with the theme Our Earth Matters takes place on June 5, 2021 and you are invited to join. There will be two sessions during the 2.5-hour webinar: the first covering "Prognoses" with discussions around the review of global environmental change and chaired by Edith Brown Weiss, University Professor, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and the second session, chaired by Nicholas A. Robinson (Pace University School of Law, New York), will be on "Prospects" – as we turn to look forward and focus on actions that can be taken. We are delighted that a large number of the special issue/book contributors are participating in this webinar to discuss these important topics. Discover more about the free webinar here and click the visual below to register!