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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… 42 deaths in 2015. Agribusiness, hydroelectric dams and logging were also key drivers of violence. Many of the … The rainforest has given way to thousands of illegal logging camps2 whilst the agricultural frontier is pushing … killings), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) were also major drivers of killings. We found …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… of life are threatened by large projects such as dams, logging, mining or oil extraction. What they all have in … organisation that monitored and reported on illegal logging in Cambodia. according to those who knew him: ‘his … continues to investigate and issue reports on illegal logging in Cambodia, despite concerns that his work makes him …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… which originated as an action against government-sponsored logging of timber on indigenous lands of the Awas Tingni … on Human Rights has found that deforestation and logging activities may impair the human rights of … associated natural resources”. With specific reference to logging and mining activities, the Committee stated that the …
Defenders of the Earth
… fight for land and natural resources, as mining, logging, hydro-electric and agricultural companies trample on … projects – though the number of murders associated with logging are on the rise > Almost 40% of victims are … any other industry. The number of murders associated with logging increased from 15 to 23, while agribusiness continued …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… cases involving exploitation of natural resources, such as logging, mining, and game reserves. in short, the State must … true purpose of the eviction is to initiate large-scale logging.81 After attempting to fight the eviction through … E N T People’s rights by granting numerous concessions for logging and oil development, failing to protect the land and …
Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… ciary. Decisions on matters in the public sphere, like logging, housing and infrastructure development, and the … less sustainably than ever before. The amount of illegal logging is still growing. At present, Indonesia is losing … caused by polluters (state enterprises), or by illegal logging, hunting or fishing. A ruling awarding compensation …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… was developed in response to external pressures such as logging and mining which were damaging the environment and … collective work of the community. Domestic and traditional logging of forest timber is permitted by Article 6 of Law 70 … practices caused by broad scale mining and illegal logging. This was resulting in 45 ASOCASAN et al. (2010). …