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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… depletion, transboundary air pollution, marine pollution, desertification and the conservation of biodiversity. 37 The … Protocol, art. 5; United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, art. 16 (g). 40 See …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… threatened by sea level rise, areas liable to drought and desertification, areas prone to natural disasters or with … droughts may also lead to an increase in forest fires and desertification and as a consequence contribute to a lack of … and affecting the livelihoods of millions of people. Desertification thus ranks among the greatest environmental …