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2020

24 September 2020	Eric Bea discusses the climate impacts of Singapore Airlines' planned "flights to nowhere", and how the airline can adopt long-term green solutions and become one of the world's pioneering net-zero airlines. Read it in CNA https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/flight-to-nowhere-singapore-airlines-sia-carbon-emission-offset-13123740
31 August 2020	APCEL is inviting applications from suitable candidates to join us as an Adjunct Researcher. Click here for details. Deadline: 30 September 2020.
26 August 2020	APCEL is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Tara Davenport has been appointed as our Deputy Director. Please click here for her profile.
26 August 2020	APCEL Senior Research Fellow, Linda Sulistiawati, considers how the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibition and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (UNESCO 1970) and UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen and or Illegally Exported Cultural Object (UNIDROIT 1995) can support Indonesia’s efforts for heritage protection. Read about it here
3 August 2020	APCEL is inviting applications from suitable candidates to join us as a Research Trainee. The appointed candidate will assist the Centre Director and the centre’s senior research fellows on legal and factual research tasks in the field of Environmental Law and Policy. He or she will also help with the work of the centre more broadly. Click here for details. Deadline: 21 August 2020.
22 July 2020	Video recording of the Virtual Roundtables on Asian Law: COVID-19 and Climate Change in Asia is now on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Y7xWasySs2U
16 July 2020	Joseph Chun examines the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Act in his working paper, Legislation Note on the Wild Animals and Birds (Amendment) Act (APCEL Working Paper 2005).
16 July 2020	APCEL Visiting Researcher, Bennett Wong examines urban food production and sustainability in the article, Feeding Cities: Singapore’s Approach to Land-Use Planning for Urban Agriculture.
16 July 2020	Climate litigation shows that the global South experience is a rich and powerful one that offers many opportunities for multi-directional learning as shared by Jolene Lin & Jacqueline Peel in the article, The farmer or the hero litigator? Modes of climate litigation in the global South
16 July 2020	APCEL Director, Jolene Lin participated in the American Society of International Law's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting as an invited speaker on the panel "Climate Change Litigation and the Future of the International Climate Change Legal Regime". Catch the video recording here.https://asil.virtualeventsolutions.com/session/climate-change-litigation-and-the-future-of-the-international-climate-change-legal-regime/
23 June 2020	APCEL’s Senior Research Fellow, Linda Sulistiawati talks about the environmental impact of the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting effects such as the increased use of single-use plastics and a slowdown of recycling efforts. Watch the highlight: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/06/22/covid-19-has-caused-a-rise-in-single-use-plastics-environmental-lawyer.html
3 June 2020	APCEL congratulates Dr Linda Yanti Sulistiawati on the publication of her paper, “COVID 19 versus Climate Change Impacts: Lesson Learned During the Pandemic” in The Impact Lawyers. https://theimpactlawyers.com/articles/covid-19-versus-climate-change-impacts-lesson-learned-during-the-pandemic
29 May 2020	APCEL Visiting Researcher, Ms Ipshita Chaturvedi writes about the impact of COVID-19 on marine pollution in India. Read her article, COVID-19 and India: The Challenge of Marine Debris here.
18 May 2020	APCEL joins the Global Pandemic Network, a global project to promote debate, research and dialogue about the legal, economic and social aspects associated with pandemics. APCEL is proud to be the first institution in Asia to join the Network. Our director, Jolene Lin, has been appointed to the Network's Scientific Committee and serves as coordinating rapporteur for Singapore. Our Senior Research fellow, Linda Yanti Sulistiawati, will serve as rapporteur for Indonesia. For more information, visit https://www.globalpandemicnetwork.org/
15 May 2020	APCEL Working Paper: COVID 19 versus Climate Change Impacts: Lesson Learned During the Pandemic by Linda Yanti Sulistiawati is now available online. Download the paper here.
11 May 2020	APCEL Working Paper: Environmental Rights by Jolene Lin is now available online. Download the paper here.
11 May 2020	APCEL Working Paper: Public Housing in Singapore: A Success Story in Sustainable Development by Lye Lin Heng is now available online. Download the paper here.
2 May 2020	Our senior research fellow, Prof Linda Yanti Sulistiawati, discusses the similarities and differences in the narratives of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in this op-ed for The Straits Times, May 2, 2020 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/covid-19-offers-preview-of-impact-of-environmental-threats
2 May 2020	APCEL Working Paper: The Shipping Sector and GHG Emissions: The Initial Strategy for a Zero-Carbon Pathway by Beatriz Garcia, Anita Foerster and Jolene Lin is now available online. Download the paper here.
26 February 2020	The APCEL Guide to Singapore and Asean Environmental Law on Climate Change – Water Chapter is now available online. Click here
21 January 2020	APCEL congratulates our students for winning the Regional Champions of the 24th Annual Stetson Moot. More
14 January 2020	Two students from NUS Law, Eric Bea ’19 and Teo Tze She ’19, were awarded bronze medals at the Global Climate Law and Governance Student Essay Competition 2019. This essay competition was organised by the Climate Law and Governance Initiative to encourage student involvement in addressing the legal and governance challenges posed by climate change. More

2019

2-14 December 2019	Between 2-14 December 2019, APCEL participated as part of NUS observer delegation at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) that was held in Madrid, Spain. Eric Bea (’19) writes about the experience. Report here
8 November 2019	APCEL researcher, Eric Bea speaks on Green Pulse, on roadblocks that have emerged ahead of the upcoming United Nations climate change conference COP25. Green Pulse is a Straits Time podcast. Tune in here
3 October 2019	APCEL congratulates Joseph Chun, Adjunct Professor, NUS Law and Lye Lin Heng, Adjunct Professor and Advisory Member, APCEL on the publication of their book, Environmental Law in Singapore. Join us at the book launch on 3 October 2019 and enjoy special discount for the book purchase. Details of the book are available here.
2 October 2019	APCEL Director, Assoc Prof Jolene Lin was featured as a panellist at Houthoff's Global Corporate Ladies Event, which brought together more than 400 successful women in six cities on three continents to discuss the most urgent theme of today: climate change. Read about the event here.

27-28 September 2019	APCEL Director, Associate Professor Jolene Lin presents her paper, ‘Transnational litigation in the Global South’ at the Elements of a ‘European’, ‘International’, ‘Global Climate Consensus after Paris? Conference conducted by University of Dundee.
25 September 2019	APCEL Director, Associate Professor Jolene Lin spoke on’ The International Regulatory Regime for Shipping & GHG Emissions’ and co-facilitated a panel session on’ Future Collaboration and Partnerships to Enhance Sustainability in Shipping’ at the Shipping and Sustainability: The Next Frontier for Tackling Climate Change workshop organised by Western Sydney University.
19 September 2019	APCEL congratulates Linda Yanti Sulistiawati, Associate Professor at Universitas Gadjah Mada and APCEL Visiting Fellow on the publication of her paper, Commitment to Paris Agreement and Kalimantan Dream in the Jakarta Post, 19 September 2019.
16 September 2019	APCEL and the Energy Studies Institute (ESI) co-organised a workshop series, ‘Climate Change Negotiations Training Workshop’ between 12 August 2019 to 16 September 2019. Conducted by APCEL researcher, Eric Bea and Melissa Low, Research Fellow from ESI, the workshop aimed to help youth and educators get a better understanding of climate change negotiations under the UNFCCC. This workshop will be followed up by a Pre-COP Workshop in October 2019, as well as a revamped biodiversity and climate negotiations and implementation workshop in 2020.
2 September 2019	APCEL welcomes our Visiting Fellow, Arpitha Kodiveri.
29 August 2019	APCEL congratulates our Post-doc Fellow, Mandy Fang Meng on the publication of her article, ‘Shades of Green: Mapping the Parameters of the GATT Article III:8(a) Government Procurement Derogation in the Renewable Energy Transition’ Journal of World Trade 54(1).
21 August 2019	The APCEL Guide to Singapore and ASEAN Environmental Law on Climate Change and Pollution Control were made available online.
4-9 August 2019	APCEL was represented at the 17th IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Annual Colloquium, hosted by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Assoc Prof Jolene Lin presented a forthcoming publication, Transnational Climate Litigation in the Global South. Research Asst Eric Bea presented his current research project, ‘Freshwater as a common heritage of mankind?’. Adjunct Prof Lye Lin Heng moderated the teaching workshop on Digital Disruption in the Teaching and Learning of Environmental Law.
1 August 2019	APCEL welcomes our Visiting Fellow, Associate Professor Linda Yanti Sulistiawati
1 July 2019	APCEL welcomes our researcher, Mr Eric Bea.
31 May 2019	APCEL Post-doc Fellow, Mandy FANG presented her research 'A Crisis or An Opportunity? The Trade War between the US and China in the Solar PV Sector' at the 8th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) 2019 at King's College London.
8 May 2019	In January 2019, APCEL and Climate Law co-organized a workshop on the rules and modalities implementing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (the Paris Rulebook). This culminated in a Special Issue on the Paris Rulebook published as Volume 9(1-2) of Climate Law.
1 March 2019	APCEL welcomes Associate Professor He Qihao as Visiting Fellow (Research)
31 January 2019	Between 2nd and 14th December 2018, APCEL sent 4 students as part of the NUS student delegation to attend the COP24 held in Katowice, Poland as observers. This COP was regarded as crucial for setting in stone a rulebook to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Carol Yuen (‘19), Eric Bea (‘19), Jamie Lee (‘20) and Sarah Lu (‘21) write about their experiences at COP24. Report
24 January 2019	APCEL congratulates Jolene Lin on the launch of her book, Governing Climate Change: Global Cities and Transnational Lawmaking. The book launch was held on 24 January 2019 with a fireside chat with Associate Professor Jolene Lin and Ambassador-at-Large Professor Tommy Koh. For more details of the book, click here.
22 January 2019	Jolene Lin, Associate Professor and APCEL Director, shares her perspective on the Paris Agreement at the Tembusu Forum: Is the Paris Target of 2 degree Celsius Achievable?, moderated by Professor Tommy Koh, Tembusu Multi-purpose Hall (22 January 2019)

2018

26 December 2018	Jolene Lin, Associate Professor and APCEL Director, was interviewed in Climate Liability News article on climate change litigation. Read the article, As Climate Lawsuits Grow Worldwide, Legal Strategies Evolve Too. (26 December 2018)
25 October 2018	Jolene Lin, Associate Professor and APCEL Director, participated in a panel discussion on The Human Rights Impact of Climate Change at the 13th IHRN Biennial Meeting hosted by Korean Academy of Science and Technology (25-27 October 2018). The panelists include: • Professor Nico Schrijver (Leiden University/Member, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) • Profesor Sun-Jin Yun (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University) • Dr James Phiri (Executive Secretary, Zambia Academy of Sciences) See her presentation slides here.
17 October 2018	Jolene Lin, Associate Professor and APCEL Director, speaks on ‘Climate Change Diplomacy & Litigation’ at Tembusu College Fellow’s Tea (17 October 2018) hosted by Dr Connor Graham.
13 October 2018	APCEL congratulates our associate members, Dr Joseph Chun and Youna Lyons (CIL) as well as ELSA student members- Eric Bea, Amshar Addy, Carol Yuen, Kim Wong and Sarah Lu for their contributions to the 2018 Singapore Blue Plan. This is the third Blue Plan to preserve Singapore’s rich marine biodiversity, with six recommendations, including improved laws to protect marine environments, formalised management systems for these areas, and sustained funding for long-term research and monitoring programmes. The Plan was presented to Second Minister for National Development, Desmond Lee on 13 Oct 2018. The Plan can be downloaded from http://singaporeblueplan2018.blogspot.com/
10-11 May 2018	APCEL Advisory Committee member, Emeritus Prof Koh Kheng Lian presented a paper on “Widening the Remit of the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to Include Environmental Degradation and Destruction Under ‘Crimes against Humanity’?” at the 15th ASLI Conference held in Seoul National University School of Law (10-11 May 2018).
18 April 2018	Jolene Lin, APCEL, NUS Law and Beatriz Garcia, Western Sydney University discuss the climate deal for the global shipping sector in The Conversation: Read it here: https://theconversation.com/the-shipping-sector-is-finally-on-board-in-the-fight-against-climate-change-95212
17 April 2018	APCEL conducted an international training course for ASEAN judges at the Singapore Judicial College. “Environmental Law: Overview and Challenges in the ASEAN region”, The one-day workshop gave an overview of the latest developments in selected areas of environmental law including biodiversity conservation and climate change.
13 April 2018	Assoc Prof Burton Ong gave a public talk at the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) on “Access and Benefit-Sharing principles under the CBD and Nagoya Protocol”.
13 April 2018	In celebration of the International Women’s Day 2018. APCEL Advisory Committee member, Emeritus Prof Koh Kheng Lian (Awardee of 2014 Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame) was invited in the capacity of the former Director of the Asia- Pacific Centre for Environmental Law to be a Guest Speaker at the Catholic Junior College to make a presentation on “What it Means to be a Leader”.
27 - 28 March 2018	APCEL Advisory Committee member, Emeritus Prof Koh Kheng Lian presented a discussant paper "Disruptions in the Environment and Climate Change” at the NTS- Asia Consortium Annual Conference on Resilience in the Face of Disruptions, Novotel Singapore on Stevens. This event was organized by NTS- Asia Consortium and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University.
1 - 2 February 2018	APCEL Advisory Committee member, Emeritus Prof Koh Kheng Lian (with Mr George Hwang) presented a paper “ASEAN Legal Framework Relating to Cultural / Creative Industries: IP Applicability and Extending its Frontiers?” at the IP and Cultural Industries in South East Asia conference, Singapore Management University. This event was organized by SMU Applied Research Centre for Intellectual Assets and Law in Asia, Wee Kim Wee Centre, and National Gallery Singapore.

2017

3 November 2017	The Fifth Asia Environment Lecture 2017 - “Birds, Humans and our Sustainable Future” by Ms Patricia Zurita, CEO, Birdlife International This event was co-organised by APCEL together with the NUS MSc (Env Mgt) [MEM] programme, the NUS Bachelor in Environmental Studies (BES) Programme; the City Developments Pte Ltd and National Parks Board. The speaker was Ms Patricia Zurita, CEO, Birdlife International. Click HERE for the PowerPoint slides Click HERE for Lecture Article
17 October 2017	APCEL Seminar Series: Environmental Adjudication in Queensland: Optimizing Use of ADR and Expert Evidence By Judge Fleur Kingham, President, Land Court of Queensland Click HERE for the PowerPoint slides
2 October 2017	APCEL Seminar Series: Framing and Mapping Governance Barriers to Energy Upgrades in Apartments Click HERE for the PowerPoint slides
13 September 2017	APCEL Seminar Series: The Role of the Market and Traditional Regulation in Decarbonizing China’s Energy Supply Click HERE for the PowerPoint slides
31 July 2017	APCEL Closed-Door Seminar on Nature Conservation and Wildlife Laws in Singapore, Faculty of Law, NUS (by invitation only)
14 June 2017	APCEL Seminar on the Harmonization of National Legal Frameworks as a Strategy to Address Transnational Organized Environmental Crime, Faculty of Law, NUS Speaker – Dr Maria Marquès i Banqué, Tarragona Centre for Environmental Law Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Spain. Chair – Assoc Prof Lye Lin Heng, Director, APCEL.
6 February 2017	APCEL Seminar on Rule of Law and Conservation: Findings from Myanmar, Faculty of Law, NUS Speaker – Dr Jonathan Liljeblad, Senior Lecturer, Swinburne University, Law School, Melbourne. Chair – Adjunct Assoc Prof Joseph Chun, Faculty of Law, NUS Click HERE for the PowerPoint slides
17 November 2017	An Investment Perspective to Carbon Trading Along with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Energy Security and Climate Change Program and Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Law, APCEL co-organized a conference examining the effectiveness of emissions trading in driving investments in the decarbonization of energy supply in China and the EU. The event took placed at CUHK.
11 November 2017	Prof KL Koh was invited to give a speech at the book launch on “Ambassador Tommy Koh: Professor & Former Dean of the Law Faculty, NUS, and Diplomat/Negotiator at the Earth Summit”.
1 November 2017	Prof KL Koh was invited by the National Environment Agency of Singapore to conduct a training course, NEA Leaders in Environmental Action (LEAP 2.0) Programme - Global and Regional Perspectives of Environmental Sustainability and Environmental Law, Singapore Environment Institute.
26 - 28 September 2017	2nd BRI Event - Belt and Road Initiative: Developing Green Economies for Cities, Vienna, Austria Prof KL Koh was invited by United Nations for Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO)/ Finance Center for South Cooperation together with Ökostadt to make oral and video presentations at an exhibition booth. The title of her presentation was “The Sino- Singapore Tianjin Eco – City and the BRI ‘BRIDGE for Cities’” at the 2nd BRI Event, “One-Belt-One-Road Inclusive and Sustainable City Exhibition and Dialogue”
18 - 20 September 2017	IUCN Asia Regional Members Committee Meeting, Zhejiang, China Prof KL Koh was invited to participate at the above meeting. She presented a report on the activities of three IUCN members in Singapore namely, APCEL, Nature Society of Singapore and Singapore Zoo. She also participated on the theme of the meeting, nature-based solution.
28 August 2017	Seminar and launch of Book, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Invited by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia, on the occasion of Seminar and Launch of Book, entitled: ASEAN: Future Forward. Essays Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Anticipating the Next 50 Years. Prof KL Koh contributed a chapter to the above publication entitled “Sustainable Developed ASEAN - 50 Years On: ASEAN Environmental Legal Integration.?” She was invited to serve on the Panel Discussion –“Visualising ASEAN Next 50 Years”, focusing on “the current state of the people-to-people dynamic in ASEAN”.
15 – 16 August 2017	Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Development in Asia, Yangon, Myanmar Prof KL Koh was invited to present a paper on “ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together – Human Security and Human Rights in Climate Challenges” by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. She was also invited to be a moderator for Panel 3: Legislation on Safeguarding Environment in Asia – is it sufficient?
3 - 5 July 2017	South and Southeast Asian Youth Seminar on Climate Change: How to Strengthen and Complement the Loss & Damage Mechanism Provided under the Paris Agreement, Taipei, Taiwan Prof KL Koh was invited as a resource person of the above seminar.
23 - 24 June 2017	“WINK - The Nudge Conference 2017”, Utrecht, Netherlands Prof KL Koh participated at the above conference.
17 - 24 June 2017	ADB-IUCN Regional Capacity Development Technical Assistance - Strengthening Capacity for Environmental Law in the Asia-Pacific: Developing Environmental Law Champions, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Assoc Prof LH Lye conducted training for the above Train-the-Trainers (TTT) program organised by the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law and funded by the Asian Development Bank. Also attended preliminary and post-training meetings of trainers.
20 – 21 June 2017	Conference: "Climate Change - Legal Issues and Response Strategy Within ASEAN", Hanoi, Vietnam Prof KL Koh was invited to present a paper on "ASEAN Legal Framework Relating to Climate Change”, organised by the Rule of Law Programme Asia, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in cooperation with the Institute of State and Law, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
14 June 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye chaired APCEL Seminar on “The Harmonization of National Legal Frameworks as a Strategy to Address Transnational Organized Environmental Crime”, Faculty of Law, NUS. The speaker was Dr Maria Marquès i Banqué, Tarragona Centre for Environmental Law Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Spain.
29 - 30 May 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye participated as a resource person at the Academy’s 2nd Regional Roundtable of Asian Environmental Law Champions (Training the Trainers/Teaching the Teachers (TTT), Shangri-La Hotel, Cebu, Philippines.
27 May – 3 June 2017	15th Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Cebu, Philippines APCEL's Director Assoc Prof LH Lye attended the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Governing Council meetings as a member of the board of governors representing SEAsia (APCEL is an institutional member of IUCN). She was a resource person at the Academy’s 2nd Regional Roundtable of Asian Environmental Law Champions (Training the Trainers/Teaching the Teachers (TTT) and presented a paper on “Public Housing in Singapore – A Success Story” at the Colloquium. Six students from the NUS Environmental Law Student Association (ELSA), a junior wing of APCEL presented papers at the above Colloquium. Click HERE for the report
18 - 19 May 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye was invited to participate at the stakeholder workshop of the International Mangrove Research project “Digging into Sediments and Microbes for Nature Conservation". This project is a collaboration between Germany and Singapore and aims at the conservation and sustainable use of mangroves.
18 – 19 May 2017	14th ASLI Conference 2017: "A Uniting Force? - 'Asian Values' and the Law", Philippines, Manila Prof KL Koh presented a paper entitled "Integrated ASEAN Community: ASEAN Values - Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Mechanism for Forging an ASEAN Identity".
8 – 10 May 2017	Regional Seminar on ASEAN: Legal Perspective and Regionalism, Bandung, Indonesia Prof KL Koh was invited to present a paper on "ASEAN: Legal Perspective and Regionalism" by the Universitas Padjadjaran, Faculty of Law.
8 – 9 May 2017	US-ASEAN Conference on Legal Issues of Regional Importance, Marina Mandarin Singapore Prof KL Koh was invited to lead the "Panel Session on Environment".
3 – 5 May 2017	Prof KL Koh was invited to participate at the Singapore Sustainability Symposium (S3), Grand Hyatt Singapore.
28 April 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye attended launch of Marvellous Moths of Fraser’s Hill and Other Highlands of Peninsular Malaysia: A Photographic Memoir supported by National Parks Board, at the Function Hall, Singapore Botanic Gardens
25 April 2017	Prof KL Koh was invited to attend meeting to discuss the Singapore Sustainability Symposium (S3) as a member of the local S3 Scientific Advisory Board Meeting, Sustainable Earth Office, Nanyang Technological University, Sheraton Towers.
13 – 14 April 2017	Third Summit on Resilience: Conference on Water Cooperation and Conflict, Pace University, New York Campus, USA Assoc Prof LH Lye was invited to present a paper on Singapore’s Water Law, Policy and Management on 13th April and joined their panel of experts on 14th April to discuss future directions for their new Dyson College Institute for Sustainability and the Environment (DCISE) and possible collaboration.
11 – 12 April 2017	Second International Symposium for Environment Judges: 'Environmental Adjudication in the 21st Century' Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand Prof KL Koh was invited to present a paper on ICC and “crimes against humanity”: the Cambodian case of land-grabbing.
6 April 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye was invited to attend the film screening of Optimism in a Time of Uncertainty: Before the Flood and panel discussion, organized by the Energy Studies Institute in collaboration with the US Embassy in Singapore and Office of Environmental Sustainability.
3 - 7 April 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye was invited as Guest Lecturer for the NUS inter-faculty course SSS1207/GES1021 Natural Heritage of Singapore to speak on “Singapore's Natural Heritage - Conservation and Protection Laws”. This is a first year Singapore Studies module, open to students from all disciplines at NUS. Some 400 students attended the Lecture.
30 - 31 March 2017	Prof KL Koh was invited to participate in the Non- Traditional- Security (NTS) Asia Consortium Conference on “Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals in Asia–Pacific”, Orchard Hotel, Singapore.
29 March – 1 April 2017	Visit to Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Assoc Prof LH Lye visited Universiti Brunei Darussalam to publicize the NUS M.Sc. (Env Mgt) [MEM] program and gave a presentation on Environmental Law, Governance and Management. Her visit was hosted by the Universiti’s Institute of Policy Studies, and facilitated by Prof David Koh, Assistant Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research and Innovation) at the Universiti & Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS.
14 & 15 March 2017	Innovations in Counter Wildlife Trafficking Conference organised by USAID Wildlife Asia Activity, Conrad Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok APCEL's Director Assoc Prof LH Lye and Honorary Director Prof KL Koh were invited to the above event. Prof Lye was chief facilitator for Workgroup 1 “Innovations in Rule of Law, Policies and Environmental Jurisprudence” on 15 March.
10 March 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye chaired the MEM Seminar on "Corporate Sustainability 3.0: Moving Beyond Commitment", at the School of Design and Environment, NUS. The speaker was Ms Leong Li Sun, Global Sustainability Manager, DyStar Singapore Pte Ltd.
10 & 11 March 2017	Meeting of the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL), 11 March 2017, and Memoriam of Dr Wolfgang E. Burhenne, 10 March 2017, Bonn, Germany Prof KL Koh was invited to attend the above meeting arising from the demise of Dr. Wolfgang E. Burhenne to discuss the future of ICEL and the election of the Board of Governors of ICEL members. She is a member of ICEL Board of Executive Governors. She attended the Memoriam of Dr Wolfgang E. Burhenne.
16 February - 3 March 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye co-taught an intensive course on Comparative Environmental Law at Yale University's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven, USA, with Adjunct Professor Nicholas Robinson, Elizabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University, New York.
7 February 2017	Assoc Prof LH Lye was invited by the Singapore Judicial College to give a talk titled "Singapore’s Wildlife Protection Laws and the Regulation of Transnational Trade in Endangered Species" at the Supreme Court.

2016

4 to 7 November 2016	International Symposium on Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, Osaka University, 4 to 7 Nov 2016 Prof KL Koh was invited to participate and moderate Session 4 comprising five presentations on the “Role of Stakeholders and Participation – Legal Indicators”.
28-29 September 2016	Legal Accountability Workshop: Finding recourse for Victims of Transboundary Haze, Jakarta Prof KL Koh was invited to attend a “special meeting on haze” organized by Greenpeace Southeast Asia.
27 September 2016	Presentation at Singapore Judicial College, , Supreme Court of Singapore Prof KL Koh was invited by the Singapore Judicial College established under the auspices of the Supreme Court of Singapore to give a talk on "An Overview of Environmental Law" under its "Professorial Series".
26-27 September 2016	Third Asian Judges Symposium on the Environment, Philippines, Manila. Prof KL Koh was invited to present a paper on “Descaling Climate Change and UNSDG 7: Case Study on Sino- Singapore Tianjin Eco-City”.
20-24 June 2016	14th Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Oslo, Norway APCEL's Director Assoc Prof LH Lye attended the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Governing Council meetings as a member of the board of governors representing SEAsia (APCEL is an institutional member of IUCN) and participated in the above Colloquium. She was also invited to attend a book launch on 21 June in which she and Melissa Low contributed a chapter on "Energy and Smart Cities — Perspectives from a City-State, Singapore" in Energy, Governance and Sustainability, JJ Manzano, N Chalifour and LJ Kotze (eds), Edward Elgar Publishing (2016). APCEL's Honorary Director Prof KL Koh presented a paper on “The Environment in Court and Questions of Legitimacy - Promotion of UN Post-2015, SDG 16: ‘Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels’: The ASEAN Context”. She was also invited to Chair the Plenary Session on 22 June 2016. APCEL's Deputy Director Assoc Prof Burton Ong attended the Colloquium.
19-20 May 2016	13th ASLI Conference - Asian Perspectives on Legal Globalisation, Beijing, PRC Prof KL Koh presented a paper on "Impact of Globalization in Environmental Legal Education: Teaching of ASEAN Environmental Law- a Transnational Approach".
27-29 April 2016	1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Prof Koh was invited to present a paper on "The Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Combating Transnational Crime: Illicit Wildlife Trade and Effective Governance -Whither ASEAN and the World?"
25-26 March 2016	International Convention on Youth Concerns & Challenges, Jalandhar, Punjab, India Prof KL Koh was invited to present a paper on “Cultural Diversity and Hybridity: Forging an ASEAN Identity through the Mechanism of Culture”.
4-6 March 2016	Rule of Law for Supporting The 2030 Development Agenda/Sustainable Development Goals, New Delhi Prof KL Koh was invited to present a paper on “ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together - Interface Between Rule of Law, Human Rights and Human Security in Climate Change”. The conference was organised by United Nations Environment Programme, National Green Tribunal, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Ministry of Water Resources, India.
11-27 February 2016	Teaching at Yale APCEL's Director A/P LH Lye was Visiting Associate Professor at Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (FES) from 11-27 February 2016, to co-teach an intensive course on Comparative Environmental Law with Prof Nicholas Robinson, Gilbert & Sarah Kerlin Professor of Environmental Law, Pace University Law School, New York. This course has been taught regularly since 2003-4 to students from the Yale FES and Law School and implements the MOU between Yale University's FES and the NUS MSc (Env Mgt) [MEM] programme. A/P Lye chairs the NUS MEM programme's Management Committee.
15 – 19 February 2016	ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity, , Bangkok APCEL's Honorary Director Prof KL Koh, and Associate Member Dr Joseph Chun participated at the above conference.
27 - 28 Jan 2016	ASEAN-WEN Workshop and Launch of the ASEAN Handbook on Legal Cooperation to Combat Wildlife Crime, Jakarta APCEL's Director Assoc Prof LH Lye and Honorary Director Prof KL Koh were invited to the above event. Prof Lye gave a presentation on “Trade in Endangered Species – Enhancing Laws and Enforcement At the International, Regional and National Levels”. APCEL is a partner with the organiser in this research project and hosted a workshop in Dec 2014 at NUS Law School.
9 January 2016	Presentation at the Institute of Comparative Law in Japan, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan Assoc Prof LH Lye was invited to give a seminar on “Global Trade in Endangered Species – New Challenges for Law and Enforcement” at a special seminar for staff members attended by law and political science professors, lawyers, and key members of WWF –Japan, at the above University.

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