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South African indigenous community win environmental rights case over mining company

09 Dec 2018 News in Land and Agriculture

Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The International Union for … DIHR Danish Institute for Human Rights DLA Department of Land Affairs (South Africa) DNPWC Department of National … programming issues. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering from the Jordan University for …
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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… DEADLY ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS … where communities are being encroached on by ranches and agricultural plantations or gangs of illegal loggers. The … way to thousands of illegal logging camps2 whilst the agricultural frontier is pushing further into previously …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… CMPA Collaboratively Managed Protected Area FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FPIC Free, … which a well-defined environmental service (ES) or form of land use likely to secure that service is bought by at least … beliefs, rituals, community laws, local language, and agricultural practices, including the development of plant …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… as resulting not only from drought but from land degradation linked to loss of natural vegetation … into the environment (e.g., pesticide pollution affecting agricultural workers) or when noise levels are dangerously … The Court easily concluded that resources related to agricultural, hunting, and fishing activities are protected …
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Water as a human right?

… natural resources of the earth including the air, water, land, flora and fauna and especially representative samples … to protect the site of an ancient kingdom and agricultural lands, and prevent the forced relocation of … Asia and Africa, these activities along with unsustainable agricultural practice, are rapidly accelerating …
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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… that the connection between the Endorois people and the land they once lived on were directly related to their human … on whether to permit or renew permission for industrial, agricultural and construction activities listed in annex I to … adversely affected by the removal of subsidies. Removal of agricultural subsidies should be accompanied by actions …
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Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food

… Action Plan EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL LAWS TO BE REVISED - Land - Water - Fisheries - Genetic Resources - Food safety - … or ownership of the resources needed for food production (land, water, etc.). 1.5. REViEW OF LEGiSLATiON FROM A HUMAN … rights of individuals with respect to resources such as land, water, forests, fisheries and livestock, without any …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… school focuses on key thematic areas such as land use and food sovereignty, forests and large plantations, … environmental pollution from domestic industrial and agricultural facilities. The Register’s objective is to … avoidable hazard to them and to their cattle, homes and agricultural land and undue affectation of air, water and …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Honduras Land Administration Project (iDA Credit No. 3858-HO) … survival of the civilian population, such as food-stuffs, agricultural areas for the production of food-stuffs, crops, … with a view to promoting the sustainability of national agricultural programs in order to achieve the objective of …
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