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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… to bring us closer to a pollution-free planet. The Sustainable Development Goals provide an opportunity to … havetaken action. Positive options include introducing sustainable transport options such as rail and electric … 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. Yet, as the Millennium … as a key instrument for achieving the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing objectives of the … for human settlement - suitability for leisure and tourism activities - suitability for nature conservation - …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of people and the planet is central to the attainment of sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development embodies this in its commitment to … and 2000, increasing eutrophication and hypoxia, hindering tourism, and negatively impacting economic livelihoods. The …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Committee, alternatives to bring wildlife trade back to sustainable levels. CITES (3): Review of Significant Trade … a) subject-matter CBD Art. 1: objectives: conservation, sustainable use & fair and equitable benefit-sharing CBD Art. … Innovations and Practices • Biological Diversity and Tourism • Climate Change and Biological Diversity • …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… than EIA, and it is therefore seen as a key tool for sustainable development. SEA allows the identification and … right from the start in decision-making— developing a more sustainable transport policy rather than just minimizing the … waste management, water management, telecommunications, tourism, town and country planning or land use? (4.2) Does …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… organization (irrigation, energy production, fishing, tourism, etc.). This class builds on Module B Class 3, which … meet global policy objectives for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)[1] include a dedicated …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders

… emerging • UN Environment Assembly IV. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to promote a regulatory framework … environmental those rights (and the for fair, just and sustainable 6. Engaging closely and in particular; 7. … Rights Council), governments, extractives, chemicals, tourism, and organizations8 and other civil society national …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… national and sectoral levels. At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the focus was on … ’Poverty is the worst form of pollution.’ Conversely, sustainable economic development is the only way we can … that sustain life and are critical to human welfare. Eco-tourism Travel undertaken to witness sites or regions of …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… US rights. Even development banks tasked with promoting sustainable development are implicated. Governments and … course with those seeking profit at any cost. Rhetoric on sustainable development and climate change will prove empty … man-cost-of-conservation-indigenous-peoples-eco-tourism (accessed : 14 June 2017). 81 See Rainforest …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… its course “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which is organized in three weeks … projects that, if environmentally sound, should lead to sustainable economic development in both developed and … such as water, to include factors relating to the economy, tourism, farming and other activities. It has held that the …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance