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FIELD provides support to developing countries at the Bangkok climate negotiations, 31 March - 4 April. The Ad Hoc Working Group on Future Commitments for Annex I parties continues to work to agree targets for Post-2012 for developed countries and agreed upon a work programme for enhancing action under the Convention. [read more]

FIELD lawyer attends Inuit Circumpolar Council Executive Meeting in the Arctic, 11-14 April. Inuit leaders from the US, Canada, Russia and Greenland met in Inuvik from 11-13 April, and on board the ice-breaker research vessel Amundsen, to attend a climate change policy workshop. FIELD lawyer M.J. Mace, prepared a presentation for the Council and spoke to the Traditional Knowledge Team of the Circumpolar Flaw Lead Project, which aims to monitor climate change impacts in the Arctic. [read more]

FIELD lectures on climate change adaptation at Imperial College, April 18. FIELD presented on National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) as part of a module on Impacts and Adaptation for Imperial's Professional Development Course. [read more]

Strategy Paper for Indigenous Groups. FIELD is compiling a strategy paper for indigenous groups seeking to use international environmental law tools to address climate change impacts, with support from The Christensen Fund.

Minority Rights Group International: Expert Seminar on Climate Change and Human Rights, May 10. FIELD lawyer MJ Mace participated in an expert-level seminar looking at ways to refine the climate change debate by taking a human rights approach with a special focus on minorities and indigenous peoples.

FIELD thanks its individual donors: 'We would like to thank everyone', says Joy Hyvarinen, Director of FIELD. 'All donations, big or small, are important to us. It is not just the funding, but knowing that people support our work and believe in what we do is wonderful'. If you have feedback on our work, please feel free to email joy.hyvarinen@field.org.uk

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference FIELD and SOAS organise a mock UN-style climate negotiation at the Institute of Advance Legal Studies, as part the Conference workshop on 'International Equity and the Climate' on 7 March 2008

FIELD contributes to a public lecture series at the Institute of Advance Legal Studies -
Blowing in the Wind: Current Issues in Law, Environment and Development with presentations on Human Displacement and Climate Change, and Negotiating an ABS regime, 24 and 31 January 2008 [read more]

Biodiversity Convention, 6th Meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing, 21-25 January 2008
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FIELD launches its Introductory Guide to Marine Protected Areas on the High Seas [read more]

From the Arctic to the South - Indigenous Peoples Contribution Towards the Future of the Kyoto 2012 Process
On December 11, FIELD and the Inuit Circumpolar Council organised a side event at the climate negotiations in Bali, bringing together representatives of indigenous groups to discuss their common adaptation needs [read more]

FIELD assists AOSIS at UNFCCC COP 13 and COP/MOP 3. FIELD lawyers attended the UN climate Change negotiations in Bali from from 3-15 December, where they supported the Alliance of Small Island States. The negotiations resulted in a 'Bali Action Plan' to enhance implementation of the Convention.

Post-2012 Workshop for LDCs and Small Island Developing States, Bali, Indonesia. On 1 December, FIELD hosted an event that brought together 68 LDC and SIDS climate negotiators to discuss upcoming building blocks for the Post-2012 regime [read more]

ECBI Pre-COP Workshop for Least Developed Country Climate Change Negotiators. On 29-30 November, FIELD hosted a capacity building workshop for junior LDC negotiators, to familiarize new negotiators with the issues on the upcoming COP 13 and COP/MOP agendas and enhance negotiating skills [read more]

UNEP/FIELD Indonesia National Climate Change Workshop, Jakarta, 1-3 October. FIELD and UNEP organised and hosted a workshop for the Indonesian government, to assist government ministries in preparing to host UNFCCC COP 13, COP/MOP 3 [read more]

FIELD/WWF Paper on Negotiating Issues on Climate Change Adaptation for COP 13. To assist NGOs in tracking the negotiating process in Bali, FIELD prepared a paper setting out the key agenda items on adaptation and the key elements for discussion and resolution under each item [read more]

FIELD input into Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on Small Island State goals for 2012 Climate Agreement [read more]

On 19 November FIELD presented on linking adaptation and insurance agendas from a small island developing state perspective to the G8 Experts' meeting on Insurance Instruments against Climate Risks in Berlin, in preparation for the upcoming G8 meeting to be hosted by Japan in the spring.

FIELD lawyer volunteers as memorial judge for the 12th annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition, hosted by Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, in cooperation with the American Bar Association [read more]

FIELD lawyers support Pacific Island Countries at the fifth meeting of the CBD's Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Montreal, 8-12 October [read more]

FIELD and UNEP organised a COP 13 Preparatory National Workshop for Indonesian climate negotiators in Jakarta, 1-3 October [read more]

FIELD assisted the European Capacity Building Initiative's (ECBI) East African Regional COP 13 Preparatory Workshop for LDC climate negotiators in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 26-28 September [read more]

FIELD lawyers support the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 3.9 and the fourth workshop of the Dialogue in Vienna, 27-31 August [read more]

Corporate social responsibility and MEAs: FIELD lawyer, Linda Siegele, co-authors article in RECIEL with Halina Ward, IIED [read more]

In collaboration with EcoWatch Africa, Uganda, FIELD organised a coordinating meeting of Networking on Climate and Gender in Africa, 18-19 July, Uganda [read more]

FIELD participated at the regional inception workshop for the IIED Sahel Water Governance Learning Group (PROGRES from its French title) in Bamako, Mali, 6-8 June [read more]

FIELD has been represented at all session of the EU European Climate Change Programme's (ECCP) working group on emission trading on the review of the EU ETS, in Brussels.

FIELD participated in a Many Strong Voices Planning meeting in Belize, for Arctic and SIDS groups impacted by climate change, 27-30 May [read more]

FIELD provided issue briefings and legal support to members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) at the 26th meeting of the UNFCCC subsidiary bodies in Bonn, 7-18 May [read more]

FIELD had a stall at the inaugural UK PIEL Conference at the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, 2 May [read more]

FIELD briefed Pacific Energy Officials on the Clean Development Mechanism, 23-26 April [read more, presentation, background paper]

FIELD participated in the Oxford Indigenous Peoples Symposium hosted by the University of Oxford, 12-13 April.

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