Blair Carlyle and Erika Leeper served as Stetson Law’s delegation to COP15 in July of 2025. For two Stetson Law students, attending the Ramsar Convention’s 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) in summer of 2025 was more than an immersive learning experience; it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Representing the next generation of environmental leaders, Blair Carlyle and Erika Leeper, who are now 3Ls, traveled… » Read more

The 2025 International Wildlife Law Conference consisted of numerous compelling panel discussions. For the first time since the onset of the Covid 19 pandemic, experts in wildlife law gathered on the Stetson Law campus for the 21st International Wildlife Law Conference. The two-day event transitioned seamlessly into the final rounds of Stetson’s International Environmental Moot Court Competition, which takes place each year on Stetson Law’s… » Read more

Teams came from law schools around the globe to participate in the 2024 International Environmental Moot Court Competition. For the 28th year, the final rounds of the Stetson Law International Environmental Moot Court Competition brought teams from law schools around the world to compete on the Gulfport campus. Kicking off, per tradition, with a special edition of the Foreman Biodiversity Lecture and a welcome reception,… » Read more

Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown speaks at Stetson Law in February, 2024. Coinciding with World Day of Social Justice, Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown, a prominent eco-justice scholar, spoke on the link between environmental problems and social injustices.   Her moving address, which she gave Tuesday, February 20 in the Great Hall, was the first installment of the Edward and Bonnie Foreman Biodiversity Lecture Series of the spring 2024… » Read more

A vibrant reef ecosystem off the coast of Puerto Rico. Photo courtesy of NOAA. Last week, Stetson’s Jacobs Public Interest Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment submitted an amicus brief to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals calling on federal officials to halt a project that could be detrimental to a coral reef system off Puerto Rico’s coast. Filed on behalf of two Ph.D.… » Read more

Clay Henderson is a celebrated environmental advocate who writes extensively about protecting Florida’s wild lands. In keeping with its tradition of bringing Florida’s best-known environmentalists to campus for enlightening conversations, the first Foreman Biodiversity Lecture of the Fall 2023 semester featured pioneering environmental lawyer Clay Henderson. On the heels of his 2022 book, Forces of Nature: A History of Florida Land Conservation, Henderson has been… » Read more

Dick Jacobs ’67 looks for the perfect shot in Namibia. The Stetson Law community mourns the passing of alumnus Richard O. “Dick” Jacobs ’67, a champion of the College of Law – and the legal profession itself – whose legacy will not be forgotten. Driven to succeed and inspire others in his work, Jacobs was generous with his time and support of initiatives that proved… » Read more

Stetson Law Professor Jaclyn Lopez Law Professor Jaclyn Lopez was quoted in a September 4 Tampa Bay Times story titled “Florida swamp holds rare flower. But can the ghost orchid survive?” The story explored threats to the rare flower’s habitat and how policymakers can leverage environmental protections to protect it.… » Read more

Clockwise from top left: Ed Gardner speaks on overfishing & piracy; teams gather for a round; Erin Okuno as the shark at the center of the IEMCC problem; Professor Royal Gardner announcing competition results. Over three lively days of moot court sessions, 18 teams from 12 countries contended for the top spot at Stetson Law’s International Environmental Moot Court Competition April 13-15. The final rounds… » Read more

Law Professor Lance Long and members of the Food Law Society enjoy the fruits of their labor. Obscured by trees along the north side of 15th Avenue South is a garden oasis where good things are growing. A banyan-shaded green space yielding massive heads of organically grown cabbage and broccoli sprouts, it’s the result of a recently revived Stetson Food Law Society project. “This year… » Read more

Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Buddy Powell addressed a room full of students curious about Florida’s manatees and threats to their habitat. A majestic sight in Florida’s rivers and coastal waters, manatees are as beloved as they are emblematic of the Sunshine State. Yet the large aquatic mammals – who may have inspired the myth of mermaids – might be more threatened than ever in Florida and… » Read more

Thanks to a recent grant, environmental law experts from Stetson College of Law have joined a multidisciplinary effort to shed light on an urgent but little-known environmental challenge: nitrogen pollution. The project, BlueGAP, brings Stetson Law’s Jacobs Law Clinic for Democracy and the Environment and the Institute for Biodiversity together with experts from four other institutions. Harnessing a variety of disciplines, their collaboration will present… » Read more