<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Greetings colleagues,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This very sad news in from Nick Robinson this morning. Wolfgang was a pioneer and giant in the field of International Environmental Law. His contributions were enormous and the world is a better place for his dedicated efforts.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class="">DA</div><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Robinson, Prof. Nicholas A." <<a href="mailto:nrobinson@law.pace.edu" class="">nrobinson@law.pace.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">In Memorium - Wolfgang E. Burhenne</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">January 12, 2017 at 6:40:08 AM GMT+10<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Garamond; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Dear Members of the International Council of Environmental Law,</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">It is with profound sadness that I advise you that our friend, and the Executive Governor of ICEL, Dr. Wolfgang E. Burhenne, has died. He passed peacefully in his home in Germany with his daughter and her family, on January 6, 2017. The family is preparing an Obituary, and will hold a memorial celebration of his life and work in the coming months in Bonn, Germany.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The Memorial from ICEL is attached. Please share it with your colleagues and friends, so that we may honor the life and work of Wolfgang Burhenne. ICEL invites you to translate this memorial and publish it in different countries as you deem appropriate.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Before he died, as his health failed, Wolfgang resigned from his positon as Executive Governor of ICEL, and the governors, who are holding life-time terms of office, are now sorting out how ICEL shall continue with its work. If you wish to share views on ICEL, please do not hesitate to contact me.<br class=""><br class="">In sadness and with sympathy,<br class=""><em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Nick</span></em><br class="">Prof. Nicholas A. Robinson<br class="">Member, ICEL Governing Board<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>