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Enabling the Whakatane Mechanism to contribute to conservation through securing communities' rights
… support the above; WELCOMING the establishment of the IUCN Environmental and Social Management System, and in particular … partners, as appropriate, to: a. Engage with the Global Environmental Facility in identifying funding opportunities … information and lessons learned with the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and the …
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
… fisheries and forests in the Context of national food seCurity Governance of Tenure Governance of Tenure Governance … of the right to adequate food, poverty eradication, environmental protection and sustainable social and economic … world’s growing population requires food security, and as environmental degradation and climate change reduce the …
UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders
… policy proposes how UN Environment who are defending their environmental environmental rights which affects Mandate UN Environment … upon all UN agencies to strengthen pillars of peace and security, development human rights consequences. Definition … Environmental Governance …
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 … themselves in the firing line of companies’ private security, state forces and a thriving market for contract …
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 … of human rights, maintenance of international peace and security, as well as promotion of economic and social …
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 early warning; provide appropriate training for security and law enforcement officials; ensure the prompt and …
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 … determined by the low degree of social and biophysical security driving from poverty and marginalization, the lack …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… peoples, incorporating their views into programmes on food security, nutrition, forestry, fisheries, and climate change. … 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 …
Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values
… 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 … remote from popu- lar tourism venues and current security regulations restrict its promotion as a destination …
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 … ecosystems – it is also about people, the need for food security, medicines, fresh air and water, shelter, and a …