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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… contribute to undermining human rights (Large-scale shrimp farming threatens subsistence of coastal communities) Adapted … (president and several female staff).• Agricultural cooperative (president and administrative staff).• Schools … Eighteen of the 24 farmers who belong to the Agricultural Cooperative are well owners. Most small agricultural projects …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… constitute endorsement. February 2016 Cover Photo: Rice Farming, Bhutan Photo Credit: Yannick Beaudoin, GRID-Arendal … to include factors relating to the economy, tourism, farming and other activities. It has held that the right … Government representatives on the drafting of a carbon farming initiative (CFI) law (an initiative that allows …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… hunting, fishing, cutting timber, gathering/ foraging, farming, scientific research (taking of specimens)? • Who … to use the area (for example for hunting, fishing, farming, gathering, spiritual activities), public rights such …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… is damaged by development projects that destroy land for farming and growing food, people go hungry or become ill and … to include factors relating to the economy, tourism, farming and other activities. It has held that the right …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… is essential. In order to improve law enforcement, cooperative actions among interested parties have been … Law & Enforcement Short Courses have been trained by a cooperative group consisting of the Supreme Court Research & … when they would not have the animals to help them in their farming chores. They began to complain to the King and were …
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Water as a human right?

… in preserving the right to food. Water is essential for farming: almost 70% of all available freshwater is used for … and enjoyment of lake and river waters, for agricultural, farming, tourist or purposes of any other nature, that …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… agreements, as well as to encourage harmonious and cooperative relations between Parties and indigenous peoples … potential harm by promoting shared responsibilities and cooperative efforts in the international trade of certain … quality and productivity of soil that communities use for farming, and contaminates water that people use for fishing, …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… implementation of the Convention through long-term cooperative action...”39 A number of international funds have … counter-incentives standing in the way of effective cooperative action on climate change mitigation are … to climate change, governments will limit settlement and farming in sensitive watersheds, which could in turn displace …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… San Juan Protocol as a ‘multi-option system’ that combines farming, fishing, mining, forestry, animal husbandry, hunting … and indirect benefits from artisanal mining, small scale farming, fishing and the use of non-timber products for …
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Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

31 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance