A colloquium held at the University of California, Irvine on May 25, 2001, brought scholars from Canada, Mexico and the United States together to discuss research on the environmental impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Participants in the FRG are actively involved in assessing the social and ecological impacts of antipersonnel landmines, advocating for demining and supporting survivor assistance programs.

Regardless of socioeconomic background, nationality, or sex, children are facing both well-established and new forms of vulnerability and exploitation. The concept of children at risk has arisen in the context of this discourse of vulnerabilities, insecurity, and rights that has taken shape within the global community. 

What has been the global impact of international environmental law? FRG participants and invited guests explored this question in a 1999 conference on the "Third Generation of Environmental Law." This conference explored the contributions of environmental law at the global level through case specific analyses and analysis of factors related to the success of international environmental efforts. 

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Links between environmental degradation and violent conflict were the topic of this workshop held in March 2000 on the campus of the University of California, Irvine.

The tenth annual meeting of southern California's environmental researchers was held at UCI on January 27th, 2001. Learn more about this event and papers presented by clicking on the link below.