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LLM Workshop on “Digitalisation, AI, Sustainability and International Trade Law”
The 10th LLM Legal Aspects of World and Regional Trade Workshop on “Digitalisation, AI, Sustainability and International Trade Law” was organised by Prof OC Ruppel and the Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP) at the Wallenberg Conference Centre, Stellenbosch...
Book Launch: Sustainable Soil Management in Africa
Insights from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia by Oliver C. Ruppel, Harald Ginzky and Ruda Murray (Eds)...
AI Workshop
Soil & AI Workshop 2025 https://www.stias.ac.za/events/digitalisation-ai-sustainability-and-soil-protection-multiple-perspectives/ https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=11245
New Book
Sustainable Soil Management in Africa
Call for Papers: PhD Candidates
Call for Papers (02.04.2024).docx-2
Published in 2024: New Book on Soil Law and Policy
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DROP meets UNEP director and technical advisor to the Kenyan Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry
At the occasion of different but related conference activities, various high level meetings happened in Nairobi, Kenya during the week of 21 August 2023. Photo f.l.t.r.: Mr. Neto Agostinho, the technical advisor to the Kenyan Minister of Environment, Climate Change...
New report launched: A regulatory framework for green hydrogen production in Namibia
GH production in Namibia is expected to contribute substantially to economic growth, create employment and foster environmental sustainability by reducing carbon usage. However, to achieve this, there must be a comprehensive and effective legal and regulatory...
OPINION | Civil disobedience and the climate activist movement: A last resort for action?
In the absence of a global and concerted effort to address climate change, civil disobedience and the climate activist movement seem to be a last resort for some, writes Oliver C. Ruppel....
Expert Workshop: Sustainability Chapters in Free Trade Agreements – research gaps and future role
On 11 May 2023, an Expert Workshop on "Sustainability chapters in Free Trade Agreements – research gaps and future role" was organised by Ecologic Institute - an independent, academic think tank for environmental research and policy analysis - in cooperation with the...