The essence of a conservation easement as a static perpetual restriction is coming to a head with the understanding that the world is a changing place. This demonstration is nowhere more dramatic than in the context of global climate change. In response to this conflict, users of conservation...

In 2011, a handful of young environmental law professors strategized on ways to bring together academics to share their research and collaborate on important environmental issues of the day. The vision led to the founding of the Environmental Law Collaborative (ELC). Inspired by early...

This book chapter contemplates whether we need to rethink sustainability in an age of climate change. Climate change does not change our view of sustainability; it heightens the importance of sustainability thinking. We see that in all the various ways people conceptualize sustainability,...