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Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… global climate change is already happening and that the adverse impacts related to climate change are expected to … adaptation practices do have the potential to alleviate adverse impacts and to capitalise on new opportunities … that developing country Parties are facing with regard to adverse effects arising from climate change. Paragraph 8 of …
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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… birth or other status, and which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment … “should identify and assess any actual or potential adverse human rights impacts with which they may be involved … the responsibility to avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts through environmental harm, to …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… appropriate risk management systems to prevent and address adverse impacts on human rights and legitimate tenure rights. … appropriate, where they have caused or contributed to adverse impacts on human rights and legitimate tenure rights. … this information and take action where markets have adverse impacts or discourage wide and equitable market …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… no other major economic or industrial activities with an adverse environmen- tal, cultural or other impact. … mountain, but increased tourist numbers can have numerous adverse environmental ef- fects on the soil, landscapes, … tun- dras on the islands can be attributed to the cooling effect of the sea and to the prevalence of cold …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… or minimize the cause of climate change and mitigate its adverse effects...” The next sentence, however, repeats … but it need not do this for the PPP to have its intended effect. Examples The 1990 International Convention on Oil … as well as a growing awareness of the corrosive effect of corruption on public morale, economic efficiency, …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to satisfy the dietary needs of individuals, free from adverse substances, and acceptable within a given culture. … activities. Human rights courts and tribunals have given effect to various human rights linked to environmental … proposed activities that are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment and are subject to a …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or … sacred sites, espe- cially those that are vulnerable to adverse external impacts. Guideline 2.6 Linkages and … refuge and protection has a tremendously favourable effect on the human mind, body and soul.”2 5 Principles, …
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Principles and Guidelines on Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Protected Areas

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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… system chiefly used by the Muzeina and nominally still in effect, a man assumes responsibility for the protection of a … a cultural identity of its own, so much so that a major adverse reaction, largely emanating from the local … of the people of the region and thanks to the strong adverse reactions to this large-scale industrial project, the …
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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

… should not be applied without regard for the poten tial adverse conse quences in terri- to ries tradi tion ally inhab … and disrupting their tradi tional land use systems. In effect the Borana’s ethnic terri tory had been treated as if … resources.187 Even in the absence of legis la tion to this effect, poli cies could be “exper i mented with” in pilot …
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