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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… their basic human rights to food, health, and an adequate standard of living are violated; When a government fails to … and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and being.’ The … the right of enjoyment of pollution free water and air for full enjoyment of life.” In 1995, the Supreme Court …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… including the rights to life, to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, to an adequate … information, including infor- mation about: the quality of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… to human well-being (…). [It] is an important part of the quality of life for people every- where (…) and (…) its … Saint Katherine Nature Protectorate, as well as the more standard government managed (or, as in the UK, local … the Ae- gean Sea and seemingly suspended in mid-air, this was a daring architectural feat for the late …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… species and ecosystems, most crucial in safeguarding food, air and water, most essen- tial in stabilizing climate, most … established the biosphere reserve model, which set the standard for integrating human needs into protected area … overburdened and outdated sewage system that releases low-quality waste water into streams. The New Zealand Department …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… improved building technologies, increased water quality testing, rainwater harvesting, supplementary … events are going to be more intense as a result of higher air temperature and its consequential higher capacity to hold … obvious. The Arctic has experienced a warming trend in air temperature of as much as 5°C during the 20th century, …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… are on nature. We have to do that if we are to enhance our quality of life now and build more sustainable communities … caused by the vast number of pilgrims who visit the open-air sanctuary to pray is apparent. Some environmental dam- … natural snowfall) and construct forthwith an immense open-air wastewater tank with a capacity just short of 38 million …