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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
… N H U 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 waste, transport, and financing. For example, under air and … of rhino in a national park, the unlawful disposal of waste, illegal cutting and collection of wood and driving in … laws include, among others, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the …
UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015
… Governance 35 v. Sub-programme 5: Chemicals and Waste 32 vi. Sub-programme 6: Resource Efficiency 36 vii. … will through its project partners ensure environmental recovery programmes take the specific needs of women and … field of the environment. Sub-Programme 5: Chemicals and Waste Objective of the Organization: To promote a transition …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… Beginning in the 1970s with the increase of hazardous waste and concerns regarding illicit trafficking and dumping … Commission of Human Rights affirmed that dumping of toxic waste and dangerous products and wastes constitutes a serious … of “green stimulus” elements in the financial recovery packages in 2008–09 was not driven by an …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… Canadian citizens alleged that the storage of radioactive waste near their homes threatened the right to life of … some levels of noise in the operational phase. • Methane recovery from agricultural and agro-industrial activities may involve transport of waste and consequent impacts, as well as risks of explosions. …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management … the environment linkages, such as with respect to toxic waste, indigenous peoples rights, food, water and climate … Court found that “this lack of an effective remedy for the recovery of indigenous land represents the State’s failure to …