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Investments of development finance institutions: socio-environmental impacts and respect for rights

… Investments of development finance institutions: socio-environmental impacts and respect for rights CONSIDERING that … and energy projects with a high environmental and social impact on local communities, which are helping regions such … mitigation practices to support project consultation and assessment/approval processes; and key elements of …
21 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers … REDD schemes 34 5.6 Environmental development and planning assessment and approvals 34 5.7 Policies, strategies and … for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments regarding developments proposed to take …
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Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… were murdered in cold blood analysis on the situation of environmental human rights defenders and concrete … part of their responsibility to respect human rights. Such impact assessments should be carried out not only at the … social and governance (ESG) criteria for risk assessment and the evaluation of the performance of …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders

… policy proposes how UN Environment who are defending their environmental environmental rights which affects Mandate UN Environment … of the environment; • UN Environment Programme and law for environmental • The outcome of the meeting midterm review of … Environmental Governance …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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 … harm irrespective of whether or not there is transboundary impact or international responsibility. The concept of … rise to a multitude of legal mechanisms, including prior assessment of environmental harm, licensing or authorization …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… supported by State practice, including in international environmental instruments and before human rights bodies. As … laws, policies or practices have a disproportionate impact on the exercise of human rights as distinguished by … enjoyment of human rights, States should require the prior assessment of the possible environmental impacts of proposed …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… Summary The present report highlights the situation of environmental human rights defenders. In his report, the … part of their responsibility to respect human rights. Such impact assessments should be carried out not only at the … of environmental, social and governance criteria for risk assessment and the evaluation of the performance of …
21 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 … degradation to speak and influence the decisions that will impact their basic human rights, such right to life and … access, States have affirmative duties to provide for the assessment of the potential impacts of proposed projects and …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… is the first climate agreement, and one of the first environmental agreements of any kind, to explicitly recognize … UNICEF, Unless We Act Now: the Impact of Climate Change on Children (November 2015). … access to environmental information and provide for the assessment of environmental impacts that may interfere with …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… Global Witness documented the murder of 200 land and environmental defenders in 2016. This report is dedicated to … Colombia. They had to take a stand against the devastating impact of vast coal mines on their lands because their … a bidding process and with no prior environmental impact assessment.111 Law 840 was rubber-stamped by parliament in …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance