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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to information are being … to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and culture. Older human rights … to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and culture. The UN Human Rights …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… that ecosystems naturally provide, and guaranteeing the right to water for human well-being. States should be aware, … providing that such effects come from the lawful use of property and do not affect interests up to and beyond a … and States under international law do not have absolute property rights on the waters that they can use or from which …
Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation
… to concerns of a potential conflict between EIAs and the right to development, no agreement could be reached and the … exempt of confidential information related to Intellectual Property Rights, Industrial Property Rights and budgeting.121 The project proponent has …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… with the absorption of heat by the atmosphere. The right side of the diagram shows the reflection of infrared … organic matter is converted into microbial biomass, a property known as carbon use efficiency (CUE). Theoretically, … groynes and sea walls, built to protect people, property and infrastructure from rising and stormier seas …
Mapping Biodiversity Priorities - a practical, science-based approach to national biodiversity assessment and prioritisation to inform strategy and action planning
… data layers (which are often useful products in their own right), map products (the outputs of the analysis) and other … presented here, but are also useful products in their own right. They provide a wealth of information about what … units such as catchments – Land management units such as property boundaries ● Creating ecologically sensible planning …