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Honduras: Masterminds of Berta Cáceres killing still at large, say UN experts

… indigenous Lenca peoples. “While we acknowledge that the decision of the court is a positive development, we remain …
28 Nov 2018 News in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… BIODIVERSITY IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT Background Document to Decision VIII/28 of the Convention on Biological Diversity: … in Impact Assessment Background Document to CBD Decision VIII/28: Voluntary Guidelines on … or boundaries. This publication was compiled from CBD decision VIII/28, document UNEP/CBD/COP/8/27/ADD2 (Voluntary …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… on major environmental issues, and we have developed our decision-making and management systems so that we can go … 2-14 2.3.15. Interpretation of treaties and decision texts ......................... 2-15 2.3.16. … to the rules of procedure ................. 3-10 3.1.1.14. Decision-making, voting and explanation of vote (EOV) …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… 6.1 The distinction between ‘preambular language’ and ‘decision’ text … on Access to Information, Public Participation and Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental … Change. In 1995, the UNEP Governing Council passed a decision inviting various organisa- tions, including the …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… profession- al perspective and historical background for decision-makers, diplomats, negotia- tors, practitioners, … and their counterparts among national and international decision-makers, politicians and diplomats on the other. … Committee, 3rd Session (Geneva, August-September 1991), Decision 3/25, UN Doc. A/46/48, vol. II (1991); reprinted in …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision- Making and Access to Justice in Environmental … environmental matters, to participation in environmental decision-making, or to remedies for environmental harm … whether they are being exercised within structured decision-making pro- cedures or in other forums, such as the …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Governance is the continuing process of interactive decision- making in international environmental matters. It … incorruptible. Transparency: Transparency means that the decision-making processes, as well as the enforcement of … The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body regarding the overall implementation and …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Water Law and the Environment

… concerns into water management priorities and decision-making practices.[1] This course focuses on the … binding on all States. https://www.informea.org/en/court-decision/case-concerning-gabcikovo-nagymaros-project … https://www.informea.org/en/court-decision/legality-use-state-nuclear-weapons-armed-conflict …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… is given to environmental factors well before the final decision is taken. It also ensures that the people living in … authority and are taken into account in the final decision. A Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment … 2.10 Final decision (Article … of EIA including issues such as the role of EIA in decision making and the role of the public in the EIA. 9. …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… about their characteristics (right to know); •National decision-making process on their import and export with … Compliance Committee - Background •Established in 2002 (Decision BC-VI/12) • Objectives: to assist Parties to comply … Parties facing implementation and compliance difficulties •Decision BC-IX/2 (2009): Establishment, within the voluntary …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance