Protecting Florida wetlands discussed at Stetson Law
The impacts of phosphate mining, oil and gas exploration on Florida’s wetlands were discussed at the second annual ELI-Stetson Wetlands Workshop on “Wetlands Enforcement: Mining, Mitigation, and More” sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and Stetson University College of Law on Nov. 13.
Professor Royal Gardner addressed the crowd at the ELI-Stetson Wetlands Workshop.
The workshop explored how enforcing wetland permits and mitigation can protect Florida wetlands from the impacts of mining.
Panelists included Diana Jagiella of the Mosaic Company; Caitlin Weber of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida; Eric Hamilton of the Florida Petroleum Council; David Urban of Ecosystems Investment Partners; Clark Hull of Clark Hull & Associates; and Professor of Law Royal Gardner, director of the Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy at Stetson Law.
Andrew R. Stewart of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Deborah Wegmann of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deleivered the Foreman Biodiversity Lectures.
The ELI fosters innovative, just, and practical law and policy solutions to enable leaders across borders and sectors to make environmental, economic, and social progress.
Stetson’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy serves as an interdisciplinary focal point for education, research and service activities related to global, regional and local biodiversity issues.
Post date: Nov. 14, 2014
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