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ClientEarth

A future in which people and planet thrive together isn't just possible: it's essential. ClientEarth, working with people around the globe, uses the power of the law to create seismic, sustainable change that protects life on earth. It’s our world. These are our laws. This is our work – join us.

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We've forced Italian authorities to protect citizens and iconic lake from intensive farming pollution

We've forced Italian authorities to protect citizens and iconic lake from intensive farming pollution

We’ve won our first official agriculture case, in which we took legal action against Italian authorities.

Lake Vico is a protected nature site and a source of drinking water for local cities. The area, rich in biodiversity, consists of many protected areas, parks and natural reserves. Its habitats and species are so important that Lake Vico is classified as a Natura 2000 site – a network of areas protected by the EU.

However, despite its idyllic appearance, the lake’s water is far from heavenly. It’s being wrecked by catastrophic pollution from intensive hazelnut farming in the Lazio region. The continuous build-up of these fertilisers has created toxic conditions in Lake Vico, harming and killing off nature and wildlife and making the water – normally used for public consumption – undrinkable.

Together with our partner Lipu-Birdlife Italy, in May 2023 we filed an appeal challenging the Lazio region, the Water Service Authorities and the municipalities of Ronciglione and Caprarola near Rome for failing to comply with EU and national laws and take steps to protect Lake Vico and the people dependent on its resources.

And in October 2023, the Italian Council of the State ruled in our favour against the Lazio region, stating that it must act to safeguard Lake Vico.

We believe that building resilient and sustainable food systems is key to creating a stable climate, a healthy planet and a safe environment for people. We know that intensive farming puts immense pressure on our natural world.

Read more on our website - https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/italy-we-re-going-to-court-to-stop-intensive-hazelnut-farming-poisoning-drinking-water/

Historic human rights fight won against the Australian Government

Historic human rights fight won against the Australian Government

In 2022, the UN’s Human Rights Committee have agreed that the Australian Government has breached its human rights obligations to a group of eight Torres Strait Islander people, through inaction on climate change. This win has made international legal history.

Since 2019, we assisted eight claimants from the Torres Strait Islands in their fight for climate justice. Their ground-breaking complaint, alleged that Australia’s failure to act on climate change is violating their fundamental human rights.

The Torres Strait Islands lie off the northern tip of Queensland, between Australia and Papua New Guinea. For thousands of years they have been home to the claimants’ ancestors and families, but the effects of climate change have been devastating to these islands. Tides are rising every year, flooding homes, lands and important cultural sites.

Read more on our website - https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/torres-strait-islanders-fight-to-hold-australia-accountable-for-climate-change/