{"id":33490,"date":"2025-09-30T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=33490"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:41:29","slug":"students-attend-zimbabwe-wetlands-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/30\/students-attend-zimbabwe-wetlands-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Attend Zimbabwe Wetlands Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-Summer-2025-News-Preview.jpg\" alt=\"Two students stand by a sign advertising COP 15 Zimbabwe.\" class=\"wp-image-33497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-Summer-2025-News-Preview.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-Summer-2025-News-Preview-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blair Carlyle and Erika Leeper served as Stetson Law\u2019s delegation to COP15 in July of 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For two Stetson Law students, attending the Ramsar Convention\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramsar.org\/about\/bodies\/conference-contracting-parties\">15<sup>th<\/sup> Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15)<\/a> in summer of 2025 was more than an immersive learning experience; it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representing the next generation of environmental leaders, <strong>Blair Carlyle<\/strong> and <strong>Erika Leeper<\/strong>, who are now 3Ls, traveled to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe with support from the Dick and Joan Jacobs\u2019 Environmental Law Externship Fund to serve as Stetson Law\u2019s delegation to COP15. The conference brought them face-to-face with environmental and political leaders from around the globe, including the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWitnessing the extraordinary work being done around the globe to protect and restore wetlands was both inspiring and motivating as I continue to pursue a career in environmental law,\u201d Leeper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stetson\u2019s global leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stetson Law is an observer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramsar.org\/about\/bodies\/conference-contracting-parties\">Ramsar Convention on Wetlands<\/a>, an international agreement on wetlands protection. Every three years, representatives from member nations meet to discuss the budget and develop priorities for the coming three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COP15 agenda included review of an assessment on the environmental impacts of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and a proposal to delist Ramsar Sites (Wetlands of International Importance) in disputed territories.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-1.jpg\" alt=\"A photo collage of two law students attending an environmental conference in Zimbabwe, including a session with Zimbabwe's president.\" class=\"wp-image-33493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-1.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-1-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">COP15: Scenes from the sessions, including a keynote from the president of Zimbabwe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvents like COP15 provide our students a unique opportunity to take part in substantive discussions on emerging challenges for wetlands stewardship on every continent,\u201d said Professor <strong>Royal Gardner<\/strong>, director of Stetson\u2019s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy and former Chair of Ramsar\u2019s Scientific and Technical Review Panel. \u201cWe are thrilled that we can offer experiences to the next generation of environmental lawyers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Carlyle, the presence of nearly hundreds of representatives made the conference feel like a microcosm of the world. \u201cThe conference itself was such an experience: 172 countries, all represented by delegates who were passionate and excited, not only about wetlands and conservation, but about the sharing of culture and the breaking down of barriers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Surreal side trips<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within 15 minutes of arriving in Victoria Falls, Carlyle said he and his traveling companions were \u201cawestruck\u201d at the sight of baboons casually strolling by the hotel pool and a family of warthogs grazing in a patch of grass next to the road. A few nights later, he said, they walked out of a restaurant to see an enormous hippo sauntering down the sidewalk as people cautiously passed by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVictoria Falls is one of the most breathtaking places I\u2019ve ever been,\u201d Carlyle said. \u201cDusty dirt roads that stretch for miles interconnect the towns that dotted the landscape. No fences, nothing to keep the lions out of town, but the people have learned to live side by side with the wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-2.jpg\" alt=\"A collage of photos from a wildlife-spotting trip in Zimbabwe in July of 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-33494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-2.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-2-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The COP15 attendees had time to explore the surrounding natural wonders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the conference presented unique opportunities for global networking and learning, camping in Chobe National Park in Botswana proved to be the highlight of the trip. On safari, they encountered four of Africa\u2019s \u201cBig Five\u201d (leopard, lions, elephants, and buffalo), as well as many other species. To the students, the surreal scenery was straight out of <em>National Geographic<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I first saw a family of elephants heading to a watering hole, baby elephants leading the way, I sobbed,\u201d Leeper said. \u201cThe safari experience was one that connected me so deeply with the environment, with gratitude and appreciation for the remarkable animals in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-3.jpg\" alt=\"A collage featuring a giraffe, an elephant, and an impala, all spotted during an adventure in Zimbabwe.\" class=\"wp-image-33495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-3.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COP-15-Zimbabwe-2025-News-Collage-3-500x331.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Zimbabwe trip included unforgettable wildlife-spotting opportunities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other highlights: cruising on a river around Chobe\u2019s Sedudu Island as crocodiles sunbathed on the dusty riverbanks, seeing giraffes towering against the African sky, and <a>hearing the sounds of<\/a> elephants and lions in the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere were no fences, nothing between us and the animals, and each time I bolted awake in the night, I felt a connection to the previous generations of humans who had learned to live with being prey,\u201d Carlyle said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For two Stetson Law students, attending the Ramsar Convention\u2019s 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. 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