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New Directions in Earth Rights, Environmental Rights and Human Rights: Six Facets of Constitutionally Embedded Environmental Rights Worldwide

… IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2011 (1) New Directions in … often stray into policy matters and which may require the allocation of resources toward one set of goals, invariably … and individuals, whether due to greener production or the cost of cleanup. In another example, the Indian Supreme Court …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers … in exchange. Distributive justice theory deals with the allocation of finite resources in a just way. It is … laws without misrepresenting or threatening them; cost; and time. Some thinking has already been done about …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Book – Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) Book to Unit 3 – Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part II) Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION … certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… and a failure of governments to prioritise water allocation for basic needs and human dignity, than it is … disease. Water scarcity may also result in increasing the cost of water and sanitation provision. The poor, who are … Integrate the human rights to water and sanitation within environmental impact assessments (EIAs), to enable ex ante …
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UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015

… M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEA Multi-lateral Environmental Agreement MEAS Multi-lateral Environmental … economic and environmental decision-making and resource allocation and to removing any barriers that prevent women … Focal Points. Networking is a critical and relatively low-cost form of capacity development that can have a marked …
20 Jun 2026 Document

Defenders of the Earth

… Global Witness documented the murder of 200 land and environmental defenders in 2016. This report is dedicated to … on a collision course with those seeking profit at any cost. Rhetoric on sustainable development and climate change … and eradicate corruption, particularly regarding the allocation of licenses in the natural resource sector226 …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Water as a human right?

… IUCN Environmental Law Programme Water as a Human Right? The World … interfering with traditional arrangements for water allocation; � unlawfully polluting water; � limiting access … Pearce and Warford estimated that water-related diseases cost society $125 billion (in late 1970 dollars) just in …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… Marcos Orellana, Annalisa Savaresi, Dinah Shelton IUCN Environmental Law and Policy Paper No. 71 The designation of … to genetic resources should be facilitated at minimum cost; 3. Transparency: restrictions on access to genetic … The polluter pays principle offers guidance on the proper allocation of such costs. This section explores the different …
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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS GROUND THE … and shot and killed her. Berta was a high-profile environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land … support, but their monitoring work often comes at a high cost. On 26 April LOGGING AGRIBUSINESS Agribusiness grabbing …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Research (UNITAR) based on its course “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which … At the end of this lesson you will be able to: Explain how environmental harm can interfere with the enjoyment of human … recycling waste, distributing clean water, providing low-cost heating and making posters. The incidence of diarrheal …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance