Advice and capacity building

Our expertise in international environmental law is sought by governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations from around the world. Our work ranges from briefing and supporting government delegations at international negotiations to advising community groups on how the law can help them to better protect their environment.

Increasingly, international laws and policies are influencing the design of domestic laws. We receive many requests from groups in developing countries for help with technical complexities of implementing these international rules and regulations. Many of these groups have very limited financial resources and in these cases we provide advice for free (pro bono).

"Our expertise is sought by organisations from around the world."

We organise training workshops in international environmental law, and have successfully trained staff from the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Our courses provide unique insights, real life case studies, interactive learning and plenty of time for discussion.

In collaboration with Capacity Global, FIELD holds a residential course on the connection between environment, poverty and globalisation at Ruskin College (Oxford). The course is ASET accredited and takes place 3 times per year.

FIELD is associated with the Centre for Law and the Environment, Faculty of Laws, University College London. We currently teach environmental law courses at the Masters level at University College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies.