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UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders
… IV) which identified human rights emerging priority area; and Assembly Resolution 2/19 on the Midterm review of … Support the responsible management patterns, including in protected and environmental rule of law • Request government … management of natural resources, production and protected areas, through strong institutions, effective law; …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… as environmental law is perhaps the most challenging area facing the world’s judiciary today. Yet, paradoxically, … capable of injury and hurt. Areas or resources may be protected by being designated as sacred or taboo. Many … people have seen their traditional lands declared protected areas where they are no longer permitted to live. …
UNEP Global Judges Programme
… of all countries in the pursuit of the rule of law in the area of environment and sustainable development. I wish to … Judges Symposium focusing on capacity-building in the area of environmental law. Klaus Toepfer Executive Director … of work for strengthening judicial capacity in the area of environment and sustainable development. Several …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… permits or to prohibit the import into the country of protected specimens without a license. Each Multilateral … the system of treaties and protocols, as well as in the area of soft law. Many MEAs have also developed compliance … existing organizations were endowed with competence in the area of the environment. As a result of this historical ad …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… environment and avoiding the use of new materials. In the area of water treatment, new technologies are being used to … and organizations to drive transformative change in this area, and to help prevent greenwashing and consumer confusion … treatment of wastewater; may require relatively large land area • Not attractive on large scale; challenge in linking …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… plan or other infrastructural development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to … that recognizes the environmental dimension of these protected rights. They include the rights to life, health, an … degradation can interfere with the enjoyment of protected rights. The European Social Charter was first …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area states in article 3(4) that the PPP is an obligatory … http://leo.informea.org/terms/area-beyond-national-jurisdiction … law that would have allowed certain activities in marine protected areas. In South Africa, the Constitutional Course …