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Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special … Rapporteur draws from primary and secondary sources of information. In order to consult a broad range of actors, the … to participation (arts. 2 and 4). 15. Transparency and access to information are directly linked to the right to
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… 3 Transitioning towards a pollution-free planet seeks to eliminate the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution … and citizens have a clear responsibility to act. (ii) Access for all to environmental information and data, regulatory frameworks, education and …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… Environmental Agreement Negotiator’s Handbook principally to respond to the need for a practical reference tool to … me that it would have been very helpful to have had access to this handbook back in 1972. At that time we still … and detail are limited. It contains pertinent technical information in an accessible format, making no assumptions …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … environmental law (Part II) Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS … 4. “Polluter Pays Principle” Application Examples 5. Access and Benefit Sharing regarding Natural Resources …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Sources of international law (Part I) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to https://elearning.informea.org to take the complete course … of international environmental law Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS … the first optional protocol of which deals with direct access for individuals to the committee established under it. …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… of UNEP Cover Design: Division of Communication and Public Information, UNEP Design and Layout: UNON/Publishing Section … and Technological Advice (CBD) UNCCD UN Convention to Combat Desertification UNCED United Nations Conference on … Stockholm Convention); and the 1998 UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation and Decision …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… in wild species and their products shipped individually to controlling international trade in commodities such as … Cross-cutting issues • 2010 Biodiversity Target • Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing • Traditional … www.cbd.int/wgri/  “light-touch system of aggregate information gathering with a view to identifying best …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… BIODIVERSITY IN IMPACT ASSESSMENT Background Document to Decision VIII/28 of the Convention on Biological … 12 95 E-mail: mer@eia.nl Website: www.eia.nl For further information please contact: Secretariat of the Convention on … due consideration to those who have traditionally had access to, and/or knowledge of those resources. • The likely …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… is an initiative of the second meeting of the Parties to the Convention, which in February 2001 created an Ad hoc … Context (the Espoo Convention) and the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and … Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the issue … OHCHR also issued an information paper entitled “Understanding human rights and … water”.12 25. Climate change will compound the problem of access to safe drinking water, currently denied to about 1.1 …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance