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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… with partners to ensure that judges receive the highest quality education on these issues. The 2002 Global Judges … 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 …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and well-being.” This … 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 …
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Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… setting forth the right to an environment of a specified quality, such as healthy, safe, secure, clean, or … 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, …
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Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… two main rationales: first, awareness that environmental quality is a prerequisite to ensuring the enjoyment of a host … 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 …
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The World Charter for Nature

… aimed at protecting and safeguarding the balance and quality of nature and invited the Secretary-General to … of protecting natural systems, maintaining the balance and quality of nature and conserving natural resources, in the … recognize the urgency of maintaining the stability and quality of nature and of conserving natural resources, …
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Rights-based approaches - Exploring issues and opportunities for conservation

… Amanda Younge Chapter 7 Rights-based conservation and the quality of life of 163 indigenous people in the Bolivian … 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 …
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Water as a human right?

… to ensure that no person may be deprived of enough, good-quality water to satisfy basic needs 24 Global problems need … 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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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… members and residents to on drinking water and water quality, a long- standing problem in many municipalities. … 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 …
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UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015

… Policy and Strategy for Gender and the Environment QAS Quality Assurance Section, Office of Operations RBM … including with respect to the linkages between gender quality and the empowerment of women and the promotion of … more severe storms and flooding, species depletion, soil degradation, deforestation, and other negative …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… p.16 • Availability of water and sanitation • Quality of water and sanitation • Accessibility of water and … ecosystems, particularly due to predicted changes in water quality and quantity. The impacts of climate change need to … such as climate changes, desertification and increased soil salinity, deforestation and loss of biodiversity…” 165 …
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