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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) … order to reduce danger to the health of the members of the local community and the environment. it has been suggested … to climate change impacts, natural disasters, and forms of local air pollution.30 CEDAW was the first Convention to call …
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… threats based on observations by a network of local observers. Another good practice is the publication of … School Programme that builds the capacity of local communities to seek transparency and accountability of … group model enabling citizens to participate in city administration, thus promoting a bottom-up perspective to …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… to improve access to and secure possession of land by local communities and other stakeholders. In applying this … protection. The Forestry and Wildlife Law seeks to empower local communities and mobilize private-sector resources in … effective implementation of these new laws, as well as the administration of justice generally in Mozambique is likely …
National Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up
… for overseeing relations between the national public administration and the international and regional systems. A … is on their ministries to obtain the information from the local authorities and other bodies. Mexico Six months prior … follow-up put in place procedures for coordination with local and subnational levels of government in order to …
Defenders of the Earth
… are being given every reason to protest by the Trump administration. It is increasingly clear that, globally, … projects and sectors, and failing to support threatened local activists > Criminalisation and aggressive civil cases … investors, therefore, must take a stand and guarantee that local communities and defenders are consulted rather than …
Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper
… participation of concerned communities and stakeholders in local and national adaptation efforts (pages 41-43). 18. Build on local and traditional knowledge to increase the likelihood of … development, and technology transfer. While low-cost local technologies should be prioritised, new technologies …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… to inform all actors – governments, the private sector, local communities, nongovernmental organizations – about the … institutions and procedures that can secure the rights of local people in the context of conservation and sustainable … it is up to the unfettered discretion of the host State’s administration to determine the meaning of “significant …
Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation
… and duty bearers, and recognising and engaging with local leaders and local people. RBAs can support improved governance but are, … participation of indigenous peoples in the utilization, administration, and conservation of these resources; (3) fair …
Factsheet on Human Rights and the Environment
… considerable implications for the rights of indigenous and local communities. While human rights are not explicitly … consent or approval and involvement of indigenous and local communities: (i) for access to genetic resources where … associated with genetic resources held by indigenous and local communities; • State parties to take measures ensuring …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… them as well as of environmental conditions. In addition, local communities play a vital role in preserving the … is needed: women, young persons, indigenous and local populations, nongovernmental organizations, local authorities, workers, business and industry, …