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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Research (UNITAR) based on its course “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which … At the end of this lesson you will be able to: Explain how environmental harm can interfere with the enjoyment of human … how the exercise of human rights can help promote environmental protection. Present an overview of the major …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… supported by State practice, including in international environmental instruments and before human rights bodies. As … are intertwined with the en- vironment in which we live. Environmental harm interferes with the enjoyment of human … and sustainable environment. 1 2 4 Human rights and environmental protection are interdependent. A safe, clean, …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS GROUND THE … and shot and killed her. Berta was a high-profile environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land rights. Last year she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, a prestigious award recognizing …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… para el Desarrollo Convention on Biological Diversity Environmental and social management guidelines Food and … an essential tool/approach to protect the rights (human, environmental, land and customary) of all affected … assessment of the possible economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts, including potential risks and …
Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers
… ecologically sustainable. The Union is the world’s largest environmental knowledge network, and has helped over 75 … in marine science, marine biology, tropical biology and environmental science as well as for its programmes in … waters designated as legally protected areas is a hopeful indicator of widespread efforts to preserve life on the …
Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change
… ones who are at greatest risk. However, for these people environmental variability and change is not novel or … past these communities have been exposed to many kinds of environmental changes and have developed coping strategies to … the understanding of vulnerability differs largely in environmental change literature and there has still no single …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… since the rise of the nation-state (Kraus, 1992). Another indicator of the relationship between biological and cultural … process. About the editor Josep-Maria Mallarach Carrera, environmental consultant, geologist and environmentalist by … by the Ministry of En- vironment or the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. The IUCN Category V is …
The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007
… to improve the integration of spiritual, cultural and environmental values, Catalonia, Spain Josep-Maria Mallarach … communities and indigenous peoples Gonzalo Oviedo 241 Environmental action by the Ecumenical Patriarchate Theodota … the extent and effectiveness of protected areas as an indicator for meeting global biodiversity tar- gets”, …
The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities
… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:Introductory Course to the … Akwé Kon Voluntary Guidelines for the Conduct of Cultural, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment regarding … and local communities in the assessment of cultural, environmental and social impact of proposed developments on …