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=CEL Young Professionals Group=

The Young Professionals Group of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law's mission is to provide a platform for environmental lawyers 35 and under to discuss important issues related to environmental law and to promote collaboration.

=News Briefs= Visit the CEL Young Professional Group's Blog and CEL Young Professionals Facebook Group to read about our recent activities and opportunities.

=News Archive= César Ipenza, a young environmental lawyer from Peru, was awarded CEL's Alexandre Kiss Award. As winner of the world-wide competition, he was hosted for a week as a guest in IUCN's Environmental Law Center in Bonn, Germany. Read the full story here.
 * June 2010**

During the CEL Steering Committee meeting, the members congratulated the efforts of the YP Group.
 * April 2010**

The YP Group created a blog and the number of members increased up to 25, representing eleven countries of the world (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, India, Paraguay, Peru and USA). The Group also facilitated some debates with the senior members of CEL in order to promote intergenerational partnership within CEL. In this regard, members of the YP Group have also been included on the Specialists Groups of CEL for the same intergenerational purpose.
 * 2009**

**Current Members and Countries** Alma Poletti, Paraguay Bruno Monteferri, Peru Cecilia Romero, Argentina Claudia Castro, Honduras David Alejandro Rubio, Ecuador Ellen Deset, Belgium Esteban Falconi, Ecuador Ezequiel Santagada, Paraguay Jamie Morries, Belgium Laura Lapalma, Argentina Laura Zizzo, Canada Lina Marcela Muñoz Ávila, Colombia Maria A. Taurisani Chhabria Maria Candela Nassi, Argentina Maria Cristina Puente Salinas, Ecuador Maria Eugenia D´Angelo, Argentina Michelle Lim, Australia Pablo Peña, Peru Paulina Artinez, Argentina Rakhyum Kim, Australia Renato De Vettori, Peru Ritumbra Manuvie, India Simy Benzaquen, Peru Valentina Heggest William Amos, USA

**Contact** In case you are interested on joining the CEL YP Group or you are interested in obtaining further information, contact:

Bruno Monteferri, Peru bmonteferri@spda.org.pe Chair of the CEL YP Group