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Fourth LUMEN Video Pill: María Mercedes Ortiz García on Environmental Law and Legal Personhood for Mar Menor

The Spanish jurist, visiting the University of Bologna, discusses the Mar Menor Law and the challenges of shifting toward an ecocentric model in environmental governance

Published on 25 July 2025

News

Applications Now Open for the EVE Fall School 2025 – Deadline 30 July

An online learning opportunity for 20 postgraduate students from Europe and Africa interested in environmental challenges and Euro-African interdisciplinary dialogue.

Published on 20 July 2025

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Third LUMEN video pill with Federica Costantini on marine ecology and the ecosystem approach

The marine biologist from the University of Bologna reflects on coral ecosystems, conservation, and the limitations of environmental law, in a dialogue with Silvia Bagni, LUMEN coordinator for UNIBO.

Published on 18 July 2025

Reports

LUMEN at the IV Congress on the Rights of Nature in the Mediterranean

Amilcare D'Andrea, researcher at UNIBO, presented a contribution on Economic Constitution and Buen Vivir on July 3rd at the Universitat de València

Published on 15 July 2025

Reports

Animals in Comparative Public Law: Lecture by Dr. Silvia Zanini for High School Students

Trieste, 3 July 2025 – A new appointment in the UniTs Summer Modules within the PRIN PNRR “LUMEN” project

Published on 11 July 2025

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LUMEN Video-Pill with Michele Carducci on Law, Ecological Crisis, and Systemic Adaptation

The comparatist lawyer from the University of Salento analyzes the responses of complex systems to the climate crisis and the structural limits of law

Published on 11 July 2025

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LUMEN Video Pills – A New Series of Interviews with International Guests

The first episode featuring Prof. Ramiro Santamaría launches the new LUMEN video pill series, now available online.

Published on 04 July 2025

Reports

The Circulation of the Rights of Nature: Lecture by Prof. Baldin for High School Students

From Latin America to Europe: a training session held on 1 July 2025 in Trieste as part of UniTs’ Summer Modules and the PRIN PNRR “LUMEN” project

Published on 02 July 2025

Reports

LUMEN Researchers at the European Conference of African Studies in Prague

In June 2025, the LUMEN research unit from UNIFI took part in the ECAS panel on law, environment, and justice in human and more-than-human relations.

Published on 26 June 2025

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LUMEN Project Round Table on “The Rules of the Seeds in Africa”

On June 30, 2025, scholars will gather at the University of Florence to discuss legal and natural ecosystems in the African context

Published on 25 June 2025

Reports

Transformative Environmental Constitutionalism in Africa: the seminar with Prof. Melanie Murcott in Florence

On June 19, 2025, an in-depth discussion on legal innovations to address ecological and social crises, promoted by the LUMEN project.

Published on 23 June 2025

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“Entwined Fates: Rethinking Nature and Humanity in African Landscapes”

On June 23, 2025, a public LUMEN seminar with Prof. Melanie J. Murcott at the University of Florence.

Published on 09 June 2025