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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… tied to environmental factors such as water, climate, soil quality, air quality, and biological diversity. … welfare and development. The preamble recognizes that “soil, water, flora and faunal resources constitute a capital … specific measures which countries should take to protect soil, water, flora and fauna, with specific provisions on …
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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… such as rising of water-tables, salinity, waterlogging, soil erosion, ozone depletion and climatic changes. The … quarries in Doon Valley on the grounds that it would cause soil erosion, deforestation and river silting. The Supreme … to resource degradation including systematic problems of soil erosion, deforesta- tion, declining water tables and the …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… be free from contamination and fit for human consumption. Soil, water, and crops should be assessed to ensure quality … they may also involve land use transformation, water and soil erosion in the construction phase, and some levels of … and budgets, the transfer of sound silviculture and soil conservation skills to village committees’ members, and …
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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… the laws of nature. Environmental milieu (air, water, soil) and all species are interdependent. Harm to one aspect … as nonrenewable resources, such as mineral deposits, some soil nutrients, and fossil fuels, are capital assets. Yet, … M A N R I G H T S A N D T H E E N V I R O N M E N T 4 4 as soil formation, photosynthesis, and nutrient cycling. 90 …
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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers

… collective land title has been conferred and of rights to soil and forest resources in the San Juan Territory have … | Appendix use and sale of surplus. The use of soil and timber resources is a recognised statutory right. The San Juan Communities maintain the soil and forest biodiversity through their traditional …
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The World Charter for Nature

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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… in The Netherlands, with studies in tropical forestry, soil science and rural development economics. Peter has … of the right to food leading to ecodestruction of soil, forest and marine resources. Starving the future … summer, water is often over-pumped, resulting in sand and soil being pulled into the water. This decreases water …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… pollution of the sea, inland waters, the atmosphere, soil or the protection of human life or living resources. …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… of the environment, including air and water resources, soil and earth, protected areas, and biological diversity; … both intentionally and accidentally, to the air, water and soil, as well as in off-site transfers, such as wastewater … This initiative reduced water infiltration into the soil to minimise the risk for landslides, while providing a …
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Water as a human right?

… have the right to protection and preservation of the air, soil, water, sea-ice, flora and fauna, and the essential … mining operation contaminating the water supplies and the soil violated nearby residents’ constitutional right to …
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