Matthew Baird Keywords environmental law environmental and social governance environmental litigation climate change litigation Read more about Matthew Baird Matthew was called to the NSW Bar in 1991. He has been involved in the area of environmental law since 1987. Since 2010 he has worked in ASEAN, providing environmental legal advice on a range of environmental and social governance (ESG) matters. He has worked in most of the ASEAN countries providing advice on legislation and ESG and has worked with UN Environment, UNDP, ADB, IFC, WB, WWF, Vermont Law School and Earthrights International.
Best Judicial Practice from South Asia Read more about Best Judicial Practice from South Asia Ritwick Dutta discussed the different kinds of environmental litigation and legal issues that have emerged in Asia. He also showed news clippings on the Bombay High Court's perspective on the Aarey Case and the Uttarakhand High Court's order to share Divya Pharmacy's profits with farmers and the local community before highlighting Justice Mansoor Ali Shah's point: that existing environmental jurisprudence needs to be fashioned to meet the needs of climate change. He then presented the National Green Tribunal's pro-environmental stance regarding the Mopa Airport Project.
Ritwick Dutta Keywords environmental law environmental litigation National Green Tribunal Read more about Ritwick Dutta Ritwick Dutta is an Environmental Lawyer and Managing Trustee for Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE). He has focused exclusively on environmental litigation and has supported communities, civil society groups, and affected citizens in bringing environmental issues before the Court. His principal focus is the National Green Tribunal where he has served as the Secretary of the National Green Tribunal Bar Association.