The conference aims to:
1.
Update the lawyers on recent legal developments on environmental laws;
2.
Share environmental cases and challenges, and identify factors leading to
a successful litigation of environmental cases;
3. Present the workshop results of the Paralegal and Law Enforcement
Conference to be held on September 28-30, 2005 on the issues and challenges
faced by community and DENR law enforcers in the enforcement of laws and
litigation of environmental cases;
4. Present the results of the evaluation of the Environmental Defense
Project;
5. Present the workshop results of the Environmental Justice Forum;
6. Identify gaps and draft a legal response action plan to support and
strengthen community law enforcement and environmental litigation;
7. Strengthen the network of environmental lawyers;
8. Create an initial database of environmental lawyers and cases; and
9. Publish the conference proceedings.