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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… them particularly exposed to land grabbing for natural resource exploitation. In 2015, almost 40% of victims were … rights as well as tackling corruption and illegalities in resource exploitation. Above: Julia Francisco Martinez’s … HIT BY MINING CONFLICTS The Philippines is one of the most mineral-rich countries in the world with large reserves of …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… West Pakistan Salt Miners v. Directors of Industries and Mineral Development, the Court upheld a claim that the right …
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Water as a human right?

… as equally important; water is to be viewed as “a natural resource and a social and economic good, whose quantity and … a right to water. However, as water is becoming a scarcer resource, the mere fact that such a right has been envisaged … Labor Union Khwra, Khelum v. The Director, Industries and Mineral Development, Punjab, Lahora, Human Rights Case No. …
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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… toward clean, renewable, and sustainable forms of resource use. Indeed, the proposition that the world needs to … services, as well as nonrenewable resources, such as mineral deposits, some soil nutrients, and fossil fuels, are … I N D E V E L O P I N G T H E G R E E N E C O N O M Y 2 3 resource depletion or the degradation of these resources. …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Kenya: Natural Resource Management Project (P095050) … O N M E N T 2 2 Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (signed and adopted, but not in … global environment (Article 2). Under the Protocol, all mineral resource activities, except scientific research, are …
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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… to the judiciary in implementing Mozambique’s new natural resource laws 3 A review of global initiatives conducted by … consequential degradation of nature. A very big chunk of mineral wealth has already been extracted. Forest was … surveys, tell us that there have been large-scale mineral activities already undertaken and long completed in …
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Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… concluded that those working on land rights and natural resource issues were the second-largest group of defenders at … of evidence.30 chut Wutty was the founder of the natural resource Protection group, a civil society organisation that … protests about the unsustainable nature of growth and/or resource exploitation are often portrayed by vested interests …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… surrounding the ope- rations of mining, forestry or other resource extraction companies are unjustifi able (see … resour- ces, including the extraction or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources, or the storage or disposal …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… can use. I am sure this guide will serve as a valuable resource in your work. Bakary Kante Director Division of … a number of policy areas, including biodiversity, natural resource management, climate change, human rights, and … The San Juan Territory has significant flora, fauna and mineral resources such as gold and platinum which the …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… the core team members acts as a regional lead. The World Resource Institute, one of the core team members, serves as … four search options. The first is by “which type of resource” and includes many categories such as events, … also reviewed a wide range of other issues, including mineral concession authorizations, aerial spraying, toxic …
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