Inspired by wilderness For a long time civilisation was equated with cultivating wilderness and urbanisation. Now climate change is threatening us, in many fields – including law – the positive value of wilderness is being rediscovered and the importance of experiencing it. Wim Bonis • August 21, 2017 • 1 comment
World Wide Waste The programme ‘Ocean Clean Up’ promises to rid the oceans of ‘plastic soup’. This is a very welcome initiative. But only effective when it is accompanied by a change in the way we deal with plastic, by a change in our sense of self. Wim Bonis • May 24, 2017
The reality of climate change Many Dutch politicians still consider climate change a long-term issue, but obviously it has become a here and now reality. To become ecologically minded involves putting the environment first and ourselves second – accepting our place in nature. Wim Bonis • April 05, 2017
Natural Disaster Fund not applicable after Hail Storms and Rain Showers The Natural Disaster Fund is not applicable after last week’s hail storms and rain showers in the south of the Netherlands. A parliamentary majority decided against the implementation of the fund. Janet van de Bunt • July 09, 2016
How to stop exploiting and destroying landscapes Dutch minister Kamp has again decided in favour of gas exploitation, whilst Europe was hit by unprecedented heavy rainfall, leading to immense destruction. The link between these issues is our ongoing disrespect for the landscape. What can we do? Wim Bonis • June 29, 2016 • 5 comments
Disaster Relief Funds On Thursday 30 June 2016 I will defend my Phd thesis on the subject ‘Disaster Relief Funds’. I have studied Dutch disaster relief funds, such as those established after the fireworks disaster in Enschede, from the perspective of liability law. Janet van de Bunt • June 25, 2016
Go, climate change children Since Friday 13 November 2015, la Marseillaise has been sung with a new élan. At the climate change conference in Paris, it may even gain a new meaning, in the combat against climate change. Alex Geert Castermans • November 30, 2015
Respecting the Rights of Mother Earth While various problems threaten us these days, we might forget that the worldwide ecological issue remains. It is only by taking the Rights of Mother Earth seriously that this problem can be structurally solved. Wim Bonis • October 14, 2015
Challenges In the Development of China’s Environmental Economic Policy In 2011, China issued its ambitious five-year plan to improve the rule of law in environmental protection by 2015. This plan aimed to establish a comprehensive framework of China’s environmental protection policy. Will China meet its goal this year? Fengan Jiang (Richard) • May 05, 2015
