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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… energy demands, rapid urbanization, and air and water pollution. The Guide is an essential reference for … not to rewrite the Guide, but rather to update it in the light of the decade of practical experience gained in the … at the first session of the Meeting of the Parties. In the light of this, the Meeting of the Parties, at its first …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… on Human and Peoples’ Rights has decided cases concerning pollution and the exclusion of indigenous peoples from their … of the constitutional right to a healthy environment in light of special protections for women. In 1998, the South … vulnerable to environmental harm, as well as sheds light on good practices relating to the protection of women, …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… the quality of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful … should be set out clearly and construed narrowly, in light of the public interest in favour of disclosure. States … some discretion in deciding which means are appropriate in light of available resour- ces.17 Similarly, human rights …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… academics, NGOs and others—in the hope that it will shed light on the Conven- tion and thereby help to involve … in the Convention is the development of systems of pollution inventories or registers. These mechanisms for … it has even more weight than the preamble in shedding light on the interpretation of the remaining provisions. It …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… interventions. Desert areas, huge holes in land, water pollution (fresh and sea water), changing the course of … peoples by companies and governments have been brought to light. At the same time, it is obvious that indigenous … projects. The experience of the Kichwa peoples brings to light many important factors involved in FPIC level …
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