| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 18, 2022 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Online Event, Online Event |
This panel brings together prominent Ukrainian experts in the fields of environmental law and nature conservation to discuss the impact of Russia’s invasion on nature and the environment. Panelists will summarize the range of issues Ukraine is confronting, discuss specific cases such as the Chornobyl plant and the fate of protected areas, and analyze the legal issues pertaining to the violation of international law.
Panelists:
Olha Melen-Zabramna, Lawyer; Director of the legal department of Environment-People-Law. Recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2006.
Kateryna Polyanska, ecologist, the international non-profit organization Environment-People-Law.
Oleksii Vasyliuk, Biologist; Head and co-founder of the non-profit organization Ukraine Nature Conservation Group.
Moderator: Tanya Richardson, Associate Professor, Department of Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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