The request has been made in proceedings brought by Luonnonsuojeluyhdistys Tapiola Pohjois-Savo — Kainuu ry (‘Tapiola’) concerning the lawfulness of decisions by which Suomen riistakeskus (Finnish Wildlife Agency; ‘the Agency’) granted derogation permits to hunt wolves.

Nachdem mehrere Klagen des NABU gegen die erteilte Genehmigung sowie die Errichtung des Windparks erfolglos geblieben waren, beantragte er beim beklagten Bundesamt für Naturschutz wegen eingetretener Umweltschäden am Lebensraum der Stern- und Prachttaucher die Anordnung der erforderlichen Sanierungsmaßnahmen gegenüber dem Betreiber des Windparks. Dies lehnte das Bundesamt ab. Zum einen sei kein...

This matter concerned the artificial breaching of the uMfolozi River. The applicants contended that the isiMangaliso Wetland Park Authority was obliged to artificially breach the uMfolozi River to avoid back-flooding, which adversely affected its sugarcane plantations. The application was dismissed with costs. Amongst the legislation considered was the World Heritage Convention Act, 1999, the...

The present case concerns a decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to authorize the Ruby Pipeline Project (Project). The Project involves the construction, operation, and maintenance of a 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline extending from Wyoming to Oregon, over 678 miles. The right-of-way for the pipeline encompasses approximately 2,291 acres of Federal lands and crosses 209 rivers and...

The Constitutional Council received an application for a priority preliminary ruling on the issue of constitutionality from the Conseil d'État raised by several associations.

The applicants challenged the compatibility of Article L. 411-2 of the Environmental Code with the principle of public participation.

Article L. 411-1 of the Environmental Code prevents any attack on wild animal or plant...

This case involves an Experimental Forest Thinning, Fuels Reduction, and Research Project (the Project) in the Deschutes National Forest in the eastern Cascades of central Oregon. The Project allows logging and controlled burning on roughly 2,500 acres of the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest. The purpose of the Project is two-fold: to reduce the risk of wildfire and beetle infestation, and to...

The Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activities within a five-km radius of the Jarawa Tribal Reserve on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 
The official notification was issued on Oct 30, 2007 declaring an area up to a five-km radius of the Reserve a ‘Buffer Zone’ and prohibiting entry of any person other than a member of the aboriginal tribe into it. This order was quashed by the...