We are activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations in South Africa realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment by advocating and litigating for environmental justice.
Mining coal and burning it in power stations uses large amounts of water, and pollutes even more water. It imposes massive but uncounted costs on society and particularly on poor people who live in the coal regions. A new report from the Life After Coal campaign calls for these costs to our water resources to… continued
Each year, the Mail & Guardian publishes a list of 200 exceptional and notable South Africans under the age of 35 in its “200 Young South Africans” list. This year, the Centre is proud to have two of our attorneys among the leading young South Africans featured in the Environmental category of this prestigious list…. continued
The Centre for Environmental Rights is currently recruiting for a number of new positions on our staff. We are looking for two attorneys to join our programmes. Based in Johannesburg or Cape Town, these positions are for admitted attorneys with at least 3 years’ litigation experience, and who have a passion for environmental rights and… continued
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