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

… protect the environment, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice. At the end of … is necessary to fulfil individual’s human rights to life, health, water, food, work, culture, development, access to … (article 19 of the UDHR and article 19 of the (ICCPR), public participation in decision-making (article 21 of the …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, to an adequate standard of living, to adequate food, … environment. 1. See Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision- Making and Access to … the rights of others, or to protect national security, public order, or public health or morals. These restrictions …
23 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Indigenous and traditional peoples and climate change

… knowledge, technology, power, decision making, education, health care and food have been identified as the most … sound technologies that are publicly owned or in the public domain and the creation of an enabling environment for … and sustainability research and in the process of public policy making to respond to climate change. 1.4 Stern …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Guideline 4.5 Communication and public awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … conserved area CEPA Communications, education and public awareness FPIC Free, prior and informed consent IPA … protection. The recognition that nature might provide health and well-being has only recently been consid- ered as …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of global partnership to conserve, protect and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the … bear the cost of pollution, with due regard to the public interest and without distorting international trade … pollution-prevention-and- control measures introduced by public authorities in the member countries. It was intended …
23 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… government to overcome the conflicts and improve ecosystem health. These included, establishment of three new categories … for many people, unlike India there is no information on public opposition and dissatisfaction.10 Although locally … protected in these PAs. One reason for the lack of public opposition may have been the fact that abrogation of …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… population, they constitute 15 percent of its poor. Public attention is increasingly focusing on indigenous … then further emphasised in the right to participation in public affairs articulated in ICCPR Article 25. Furthermore, … conventions regarding specific topical areas, most notably health and the environment. Box 3 Participation is a Human …
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Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… stewardship and sustainable rural development, in public health, well-being and recreation, and in -a related theme to … and local governments, relevant NGOs and the general public, who should value these communities, the landscapes …
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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

… Aarhus (UN/ECE) Conven tion on Access to Infor ma tion, Public Partic i pa tion in Deci sion-Making and Access to … as a whole; they, in turn, are account able to the general public and taxpayers for offi cial expen di ture on protected … the Universal Decla ra tion of Human Rights and the World Health Orga ni za tion’s defi ni tion of health ». 26 Caring …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… required to tackle them is growing, while mass media and public in- terest has reached fever pitch. Of course, while … re- sponsibility. They have chosen to edu- cate the public through paintings, sto- ries and songs. The Sacred San … the Sacred Western point that represents com- pleteness, health and well being; • Hopi: for Nuvatukyaovi, home to the …
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