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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… is closely linked to the right to life. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), the body of … to oversee compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), considers that … Protection: The Aarhus Convention is a regional instrument on the rights to access of information, …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… on the part of IUCN or the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) concerning the … Our thanks go to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) for their … day following the date of the filing of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… to protect the environment, achieve peace, and accomplish economic development, are interdependent. Principles 4 and 25 … on Social Development, which introduction states that “economic development, social development and environmental … mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development (economic development, social development and environmental …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… environmental changes to a single strategic planning instrument. 14 Making EIA and SEA decisions/ recommendations … environmental considerations over others, such as economic considerations. In other words, the tool does not … simply reflects the viewpoint that development means economic development, and the prevailing paradigm of …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… to use these tools to systematically evaluate the economic, environmental and social outcomes of development … Diversity (CBD) identifies impact assessment as a key instrument for achieving the conservation, sustainable use … within a given country are the result of cultural, socio-economic and natural conditions. The integration of a …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) as an instrument to integrate biodiversity information into spatial … data on ecological infrastructure, and a range of socio-economic data. Citizen science initiatives are notably … are quickly developing. Including additional socio-economic, species and ecological data in a prioritisation …
No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment
… Transboundary Aquifers. Article 10 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the … adverse effect upon other watercourse states.” As a global instrument, the UNWC Convention does not draw a list of …
Introduction to the international legal framework on Environmental Impact Assessment
… surroundings, these impacts can and do have significant economic costs and negatively affect human health. … global environmental impacts. In 1991, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, further developing the EIA … that “Environmental impact assessment, as a national instrument, shall be undertaken for proposed activities that …
Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol
… December 2007 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 1 UNECE Protocol on Strategic … (SEA) An Introduction December 2007 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 2 Contents of SEA Protocol … Resources Next steps December 2007 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe 3 Introduction (1/4) The …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… individual miner to the largest company, as well as other economic sectors – to conserve biodiversity. There is … 1972 World Heritage Convention is an international legal instrument for the protection of cultural and natural … minerals are essential to modern life and important to the economic and social development of many countries. Assured …