2009 Project Spotlight
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Clinic projects in 2009 were principally focused on the governance of Costa Rica’s freshwater and marine resources. This year’s projects included working with NGOs on a citizen-driven initiative to reform Costa Rica’s antiquated 1942 water law, including draft language for the protection of Costa Rica’s “wild and scenic” rivers, creating a handbook on responsible sport fishing, and reviewing international human rights and environmental law related to the construction of hydropower dams. Other projects included an analysis of the potential for an eco-label for pineapple production and designing an environmental law clinic for the Brazilian Federal University of Para.
2009 Costa Rica Conservation Clinic Projects:
- Costa Rican Water Law Reform and Wild & Scenic Rivers Proposal
- Responsible Sport Fishing
- I nternational Law and the Diquis Dam
- Environmental Product Declarations in Costa Rica
- Developing an Environmental Law Clinic for the Federal University of Pará, Brazil
