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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… in cultural life and to development, as well as the right to a healthy environment itself, which is recognized in … healthy and sustainable environment. 1. See Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision- Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, art. 1; African …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… obligations used to protect the environment, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice. At the end of this lesson you will be able … development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to information are being …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… Free Prior and Informed Consent An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities 2 ▲ … resources. From what we have seen, despite having access to these resources, this development does not reach … or other so-called development initiatives. Without access to the land on which they depend, many end up in …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… and Tribal Peoples13 and recognise and implement the right of affected communities to reject investment and … them to operate freely, participate in decision-making and access information on land and natural resource governance ▶ … establish robust, legally binding regional instruments on access to information, public participation and justice in …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… to contribute to the progressive realization of the right to adequate food, poverty eradication, environmental … by promoting secure tenure rights and equitable access to land, fisheries and forests. The eradication of … large measure on how people, communities and others gain access to land, fisheries and forests. The livelihoods of …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… managing and monitoring impacts arising from rainforest access and visitation; conservation principles and … natural sites while providing appropriate management access and use . . . . . . . . 57 Guideline 5.1 Access and … one of our jobs here at Devils Tower is to protect that right.” Deborah Liggett, Superintendent (1994–1997) Devils …
Indigenous and local communities and protected areas: Towards equity and enhanced conservation. Guidance on policy and practice for co-managed protected areas and community conserved areas
… conser va tion 94 6.7 The Aarhus (UN/ECE) Conven tion on Access to Infor ma tion, Public Partic i pa tion in Deci sion-Making and Access to Justice in Envi ron mental Matters 96 Contents vi … Reso lu tion 1.43 on “public partic i pa tion and the right to know” reit er ates earlier commit ments through …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… 4. “Polluter Pays Principle” Application Examples 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources … inter alia by providing financial assistance and access to environmentally sound technology. In particular, … communities and the individuals comprising them have the right to participate in decision-making processes with …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… as well as a recreational area. A sealed road provides access for motor vehicles to a steel watch tower (Nhulun … in- �� creasing threat posed to the land. To halt unlawful access to land and poten- tial damage to sacred sites, … (b) are entitled by Aboriginal tradition to forage as of right over that land. Wangar: Ancestral beings from the …