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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… countries – including forestry, land, water, fisheries, wildlife, food, biodiversity and genetic resources – … new legal regime for land, environment, forestry and wildlife On 31 July 1997, the Mozambican Assembly approved … environmental issues may be found in four branches of law: crime, tort, statutory regulations and fundamental rights in …
Defenders of the Earth
… rangers continue to risk their lives to protect Congo’s wildlife. Rodrigue has fought off numerous armed attacks and … would start again. Then you would have a park with no wildlife. I am staying there for them.”79 Park ranger … and then deny it, or refuse to say where they are. It is a crime under international law. Often people are never …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… in an effort to silence him.144 Forest rangers protecting wildlife from poachers were also killed last year in their … 2015), Brazil’s Amazon wilderness at risk from organised crime. Available from: … treatment for indigenous Botswanans ousted from Kalahari wildlife reserve. Available from: …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… reasons, EHrDs involved in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade are also at risk. for example, 11 rangers and … to such individuals, illegal logging is not an economic crime, but rather a direct and immediate threat to their way … are one group at particular risk, as they work to protect wildlife and natural resources from, for example, poachers or …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… Protocols on Shared Watercourse Systems, Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement, and Forestry to … advantage anticipated. For this particular type of “war crime” to fall within the jurisdiction of the court (as per … and building up in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife where they cause adverse effects to health and the …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health and morals, or for the … quarry, collect stone or soil, and catch or kill wildlife. Users groups can collect forest products and … of local communities include activities affecting wildlife and natural land use patterns. Where community …
Water as a human right?
… destroy the natural environment are not just committing a crime against nature, but are violating human rights as … gas, rocks and sand, gems, forests and forest products, wildlife, fish and aquatic resources. Cape Verde Const. Art. … improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. Art. 51A: It shall be the duty of …