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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… JOSÉ BEZERRA DOS SANTOS, JOÃO FERNANDES DA SILVA, UNNAMED RURAL WORKER, JOSÉ ALDENÍCIO DA SILVA, SEANG NARONG, SAP … opinion against them, branding their actions as ‘anti-development’. We document the experiences of four defenders … ▶ Maria das Dores dos Santos Salvador, a Brazilian rural community leader in Amazonas, was kidnapped and …
Defenders of the Earth
… free, prior and informed consent > Investors, including development banks, are actually fuelling the violence by … given that many murders go unreported, particularly in rural areas. Our methodology requires cases to be verified … in conflicts with settler communities over land. Meanwhile rural ‘campesino’ defenders faced threats, harassment and …
Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders
… for the sake of our common environment and sustainable development. This report is dedicated to the heroic … their exclusion. The affected rights-holders often live in rural, isolated areas, with little access to government … that could support them. The very specific nature of rural communities can also aggravate their vulnerability, as …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… Diversity (CBD) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. Yet, as the Millennium Ecosystem … requires time spent away from income-producing tasks; Rural settings: increasing distance makes communication more … especially in developing countries, a large proportion of rural society is directly dependent on biodiversity. As these …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which is organized in three weeks and amounts … organizations, the Asia Pacific Forum helps women in rural, indigenous and urban poor communities to document … http://apwld.org/category/rural-and-indigenous-women/ …
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report
… for the sake of our common environment and sustainable development. Contents Page I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . … their exclusion. The affected rights holders often live in rural, isolated areas, with little access to government … that could support them. The very specific nature of rural communities can also aggravate their vulnerability, as …
UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders
… Environment Assembly IV. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to promote a regulatory framework public … including linguistically, financially, groups in far-flung rural www.unep.org 2. Regional Directors/Offices Environment … bring to the attention of UN Environment in far-flung and rural areas. 7 UN Environment will explore its role in …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… footprint indicators, indicates that the level of development and well-being in wealthy industrial countries … moves the discussion to net costs, innovation and Rural Community in Development (RUCID), a cooperative in … enhance the provision of pollution regulation across rural as well as urban landscapes. Efficient agriculture …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… us closer to a pollution-free planet. The Sustainable Development Goals provide an opportunity to accelerate the … areas gain access to efficient cookstoves by 2030, and in rural areas by 2040. As a result, the share of India’s … and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… Programme (UNEP) Division of Environmental Policy Development (DEPI) P.O. Box 30552, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya … the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fi sheries and rural development. It plays a major role in some MEAs. For … on concessional terms for programmes that alleviate rural poverty and improve nutrition. Unlike other …