Climate Litigation Lab Report

The Climate Litigation Lab report summarizes discussions from a 2025 event in Magaliesburg, South Africa, focusing on Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and the legal challenges facing environmental defenders in Africa.

• The 2025 Climate Litigation Lab in Magaliesburg, South Africa, focused on Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and the systemic obstacles encountered by environmental defenders across Africa.
• Climate justice is being undermined by the combined effects of corporate power, governmental complicity, and legal repression.
• Case studies from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda demonstrate trends of land exploitation, judicial weaponization, and intimidation, leading to recommendations for legal reform and increased transnational solidarity among practitioners.

APA

Natural Justice (2026). Climate Litigation Lab Report. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/climate-litigation-lab-report/

Chicago

Natural Justice. Climate Litigation Lab Report. 2026. https://naturaljustice.org/publication/climate-litigation-lab-report/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Natural Justice |title=Climate Litigation Lab Report |date=8 April 2026 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/publication/climate-litigation-lab-report/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2026climate, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Climate Litigation Lab Report}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/publication/climate-litigation-lab-report/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }