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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… Issues IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 58 rev. IUCN_EPLP_58rev_fin_ENG_RZ.indd 1 28.09.2011 … States. What is necessary is to promote knowledge of the rule of law and of what such rules actually regulate. This … necessary measures to prevent, reduce or control damage or harm to the aquatic environment whenever there is the risk of …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… legal empowerment of the poor: access to justice and the rule of law; property rights; labour rights; and business … of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa" FAO Legal Paper Online No. 77; Cirelli, M.T. and Morgera, E., 2009. "Wildlife law … from its habitat, destroy critical habitat, or otherwise harm, harass, or injure the species (see the definition …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… Water Governance IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 75 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … . . . . . 32 2.3.2 Prevention of significant transboundary harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2.4 … governance frameworks remain the exception rather than the rule. Few policy, legal and institutional frameworks are …
Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… Framework IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 87 Paul Martin, Ben Boer and Lydia Slobodian (Eds.) IUCN … content of the principle. There is no firm rule about what is a principle of environmental law. Some … activities’ in the reserve as well as the real risk of harm that could result to Maui’s dolphin along with other …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… this lesson you will be able to: Explain how environmental harm can interfere with the enjoyment of human rights. … of the close relationship between them, there is yet no international consensus on the legal status of the … respects due process guarantees. While the ICESCR has no provision comparable to article 2(3) of the ICCPR, it has …
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
… Geneva, 2000 ECE/CEP/72 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No. E.00.II.E.3 ISBN 92-1-116745-0 NOTE Symbols of United … or groups promoting environmental protection”, as a rule laws relating to the formation and registration of … of the public authority’s action in the light of the harm, if any, that would be likely to result from releasing …
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
… of the draft text. UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No.: E.13.II.E.3 ISBN 978-92-1-117069-6 e-ISBN … needs of the public and respectful of human rights and the rule of law. These elements underpin and support … whether public access to the information would actively harm national security. PILLAR I | Access to environmental …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Minors Oposa Case 4. Responsibility for Transboundary Harm Examples Sovereignty 5. Transparency, Public … - Oposa et. al. v. Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr. et al. G.R. No. 101083), that the petitioners could file a class suit, … well- established, and are regarded by some as a rule of customary international law. Either or both of them …
Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions
… of Germany and Sweden. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect their official opinion. II Table … to protect human health and the environment from potential harm. The Convention also promotes the environmentally sound … two or four years and subsequent terms of four years for no more than two consecutive terms. Recommendations by the …
Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… is clear that once resources are exhausted, there has been no thought to the state of the land in the aftermath of any … is: • A freely given decision that may be a “Yes”, a “No”, or a “Yes with conditions”, including the option to … risks (such as disputes and other forms of conflict, harm to Indigenous Peoples and their territories, or damage …