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Law, and the never to be taken for granted Rule of Law allow the unheard to be heard and for abuse of power to be checked. Nature needs a voice in our legal order and this work will help find and amplify it.’

'This is a hugely valuable endeavour. Thoroughly researched, clearly articulated and professionally presented, this series will help lawyers, and decision-makers bound by law, to properly value nature and natural systems in their work.

James Cameron, Senior Advisor at Arden Climate Law and Policy and Honorary Fellow at the Grantham Institute for Climate and Environment at @imperialcollege, said about the new IBA ‘Nature-Intelligent Legal Services’ series:

In an interview with Allison Torres Burtka (@atburtka) for Michigan Law (@UMich), 1983 alumnus Claudio Visco discusses his role as #IBA President, his vision for upholding the #RuleOfLaw, advancing diversity and addressing artificial intelligence. Read: https://t.co/9OcE1ned7N

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I am impressed to see IBA committees championing work to help lawyers become a source of expertise that clients turn to for navigating the nature positive transition.’

and how this disrupts client operations and supply chains. Companies expect their lawyers to help them to be aware and navigate these challenges and find opportunities for building resilience:

‘As Legal and Environmental Manager at Aguas Nuevas (a private-owned water and sewer management company based in Chile) and as a private practitioner, I am seeing how climate change, nature degradation and water pollution are impacting our water, power and agricultural systems,

Julio Reyes, Co-Chair of the IBA Water Law Committee, and Legal and Environmental Manager at Aguas Nueva — a private-owned water and sewer management company based in #Chile — discusses the new IBA Nature-Intelligent Legal Service series:

Read about the Nature-Intelligent Legal Services’ series here:

Kleber Luiz Zanchim, Chair of the IBA Water Law Committee, commented on the launch of the IBA Nature-Intelligent Legal Services series and the landmark initiative's inclusion of guidance for #lawyers to address water scarcity concerns:

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IBA President, Claudio Visco, on the global legal profession and the IBA's commitment to securing #justice for #Ukraine, as the fourth anniversary of #Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country is marked:

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On the fourth anniversary of #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, Dr @MarkEllisIBA, Executive Director of the International Bar Association commented on the organisation's support of Ukraine:

The IBA has launched the Nature-Intelligent Legal Services series – equipping #lawyers and #lawfirms with the tools to assess and respond to nature-related risks and opportunities arising from the accelerating #biodiversity and ecosystem crisis. Read: https://t.co/RgQW0BXTwc

A @JustSecurity op-ed by Pres. Zelenskyy’s Deputy Head of Office Iryna Mudra, Anton Korynevych and IBA's Mark Ellis outlines why a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine is essential to hold #Russia's leaders accountable for the war. https://t.co/5EvJAzM0jS

24 February 2026, 1000 EST: on the 4th anniversary of #Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, IBA Exec Dir. @MarkEllisIBA to participate in an American Society of International Law (@asilorg) webinar on #Ukraine’s progress in advancing #accountability. https://t.co/AApPJJUT8w

Read more and register to attend the free launch event on Thursday 12 March 2026, at the @Debevoise offices in London: