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Dramatic growth in laws to protect environment, but widespread failure to enforce, finds report

24 Jan 2019 News in

The World Charter for Nature

… Nature The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the revised draft World Charter … which are jeopardized through excessive exploitation and habitat destruction by man, (b) The degradation of natural … be subject to these principles of conservation; special protection shall be given to unique areas, to representative …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… in public interest environmental law, and the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions of the United Nations … use of biodiversity in both protected areas and beyond 6 Protection of traditional knowledge 7 Regulating access to … wetlands conservation, watershed protection and species, habitat and biodiversity conservation (von Braun, 2009). …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the … Additional to the Geneva Conventions relating to the Protection of Victims of international Armed Conflicts … of international importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat .....................23 Convention for the Protection
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New Directions in Earth Rights, Environmental Rights and Human Rights: Six Facets of Constitutionally Embedded Environmental Rights Worldwide

… IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2011 (1) New Directions … 11 See: M. Anderson, „Individual Rights to Environmental Protection in India‟ in A. Boyle and M. Anderson (eds), Human … near the Tortuguero National Park that includes nesting habitat for the endangered green macaw.31 This case settled …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… are a promising way forward, but also raise a myriad of new challenges and questions, including what such … to respect human rights and to contribute to their protection and further fulfilment. Conservation organisations … of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention), agreed in 1971, provides the …
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Earth Rights: The Theory

… IUCN Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2011 (1) Earth Rights: … Every being has: (a) the right to exist; (b) the right to habitat or a place to be; (c) the right to participate in … is already well developed in the context of environmental protection and entails organised agitation and urging …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… Environmental Law and Policy Paper No. 71 The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation … “… social equity cannot be achieved without the promotion, protection and guarantee of all human rights…” It therefore … around the world are also affected by the changing habitat of vectors, which carry diseases and increase human …
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Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key requirement for conservation and management of ecosystems

… WCC-2016-Res-068-EN Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key requirement for conservation and management of ecosystems AWARE that various forms of social conflict exist when different social groups have … Prevention, management and resolution of social conflict as a key requirement for conservation and …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment UNEP … of practical and innovative examples of environmental protection viewed through a human rights lens. These examples … like the application to monitor. Once users specify the habitat, theme or plan that they would like to monitor, the …
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