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Earth Rights: The Theory

… from the naturalist Aldo Leopold who in 1966 proposed a “Land Ethic” to influence human interaction with the Earth.21 … is as yet no ethic dealing with man‟s relationship to the land and to the non-human animals and plants which grow upon … 2011 (1) 10 Article 2: Nature has the right to an integral restoration. This integral restoration is independent of the …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… preservation, maintenance, sustainable utilization, restoration, and enhancement of the natural environment.4 An … as resulting not only from drought but from land degradation linked to loss of natural vegetation … riches. According to the views of many indigenous peoples, land should not be torn open and exploited, which they …
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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… DEADLY ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS … environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land rights. Last year she was awarded the Goldman … as the world’s most dangerous country per capita to be a land and environmental defender. This report is dedicated to …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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, … increase access to information regarding environmental and land use projects in different areas and cities by enabling … the government to establish a comprehensive clean-up and restoration plan for the river, the Court issued a …
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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) … unsustainable extraction of natural resources, denial of land title, among other Human rights and the environment … carried out, the issue of liability and redress, including restoration and compensation, for damage to biological …
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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 … and harm is suffered, access to justice can provide for restoration or remediation of the damaged environment. … that the connection between the Endorois people and the land they once lived on were directly related to their human …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… World Conservation Congress (WCC) held in Bangkok, Thai- land, from the 17th to the 25th of November 2004, the IUCN … Service advises FAO member countries – including forestry, land, water, fisheries, wildlife, food, biodiversity and … to Cuiabá, but with great concern for environ- mental restoration, so that violators are given the opportunity of …
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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 … by leasing the environmentally sensitive riparian forest land to a company. In a landmark decision concerning the … logging company to harvest timber on the community’s land without the latter’s consent. Right to respect for one’s …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… rewards for enhancing carbon storage through forest restoration, rehabilitation and afforestation/ reforestation … which a well-defined environmental service (ES) or form of land use likely to secure that service is bought by at least … 2). The IUCN adopts a broader definition: “an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and …
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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 … and harm is suffered, access to justice can provide for restoration or remediation of the damaged environment. In … the extent and trend in different types of ecosystems and land use are scarce. Models used to project future …
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