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

24 Jan 2019 News in

Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… environmental law and policy. The term encompasses a broad range of practices and procedures, both written and … other resources. These practices and procedures cover a range of matters, including how ILCs expect external actors … in the Nagoya Protocol to the CBD. Under Article 12.3(a), State Parties are encouraged to “endeavour to support” the …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… While human rights duties are owed principally by the State to individuals within that State’s own territory, there … beyond the COP 16. To this end, this paper provides a range of recommendations to guide negotiators, States and … (pages 16-27). 3. Make information widely available in a range of languages and accessible formats, insofar as the …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… Obligations Relating to Non-state Actors … over one hundred examples of how a wide and diverse range of actors has used human rights obligations and … Good practices can also be carried out by a wide range of actors, including all levels of government, civil … substantive obligations; (g) obligations relating to non-State actors; (h) obligations relating to transboundary harm; …
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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… how climate change threatens the enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, … again noted that climate change- related impacts have a range of implications for the effective enjoyment of human … rights helped to support the decision of the parties to state, in article 2, that the Agreement “aims to strengthen …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… legitimate human rights activities. It is the duty of the State to respect the right of everyone to promote and protect … environment, necessary for the enjoyment of a vast range of human rights. The State has a parallel duty to … reason for the exacerbated risks facing EHRDs is the range of actors that stand to gain from hindering their work, …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… Law Centre (ELC): 1. Promote the obligation of all state and non-state actors planning or engaged in policies, … the concept of sustainable development, which covers a range of ideas that bring together environmental, social, and … 25 June 1998); Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… she worked in the Central Bank of Costa Rica, Costa Rica’s state of the Nation Program and IUCN’s Office of the Senior … Project in Washington, DC. Here she investigated a wide range of law and policy issues around renewable energy. At … the diverse policies, processes and methods that a range of NGOs, governments and communities are using in …
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Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… human rights activities. 3. It is the duty of the State to respect the right of everyone to promote and protect … environment, necessary for the enjoyment of a vast range of human rights. The State has a parallel duty to … sources of information. In order to consult a broad range of actors, the Special Rapporteur launched a public …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… that they work to protect the environment on which a vast range of human rights depend. We cannot fully enjoy our … and secondary research, and benefits from the input of a range of EHrDs from around the world. in particular, in … the battle to defend their environment from corporate or state abuse, and from unsustainable exploitation.’10 Part i …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance