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2014 IUCNAEL EJournal i (2014)

handle is hein.journals/icnael2014 and id is 1 raw text is: IUCN ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW E JOURNAL ISSUE 5: 2014 A Word from the Editors This issue of the eJournal sees a number of changes both to the content of the journal and to the team contributing to its production. Sandy Patterson, who did so much to bring the eJournal to life, decided it was time to make way for others to lead the eJournal Editorial Board. In his place, Amanda Kennedy joins Elizabeth Kirk as Co-editor. The editing team has also expanded with the addition of Micha Young (nee Lau) as Managing Editor, and Emma Lees, Kylie Lingard and Krisdakorn Wongwuthikun as Assistant Editors. David Hodas, a long standing member of the Editorial Board has also assumed responsibility as editor of the book review section. While these changes have helped the editors enormously in the preparation of this issue, for the readers we believe the biggest change will be in the types of articles found in this issue. The issue contains the first teaching article published in the eJournal: Professor Bradford Morse reflects upon comparative teaching through videoconferencing. His insightful paper highlights a number of key concerns both with co-teaching a course and with the use of technology in teaching. It begins with a review of the developments in technology that first made distance learning a possibility, then leads us to the point where co-teaching across continents is possible. Thereafter Morse considers the challenges and benefits of teaching law through videoconferencing, highlighting as he does some of the benefits and challenges of this form of teaching. The teaching piece is followed by another first: an opinion piece by Academy Fellow Professor Nicholas Robinson in which he argues that it is time for legal systems to embrace the Resilience Principle. Robinson outlines the Principle of Resilience as it applies in the natural world and explores the benefits of such a principle as a part of legal systems. In this issue we have four short Insights Papers which cover a range of issues, from the development of environmental impact assessment in India, to agri-biodiversity in Europe and the conservation of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.