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Measuring the Effectiveness of MEAs: the Stockholm Convention as a case Study

… environment. o For legacy POPs, concentrations measured in air and in human populations have declined and continue to … All treaties should be doing it, not just those monitoring pollution  The process provides valuable insights into …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… taken steps to ensure compliance with Colombian law on air quality.28 They also condemned 14 the threats suffered by … to take responsibility for displacing people and causing pollution. Out of desperation, the Adivasi began to blockade … problems and skin allergies, a result of the intense air pollution caused by the vast coal power plants and …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… For example the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (1979) (http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/), the … impacts in transboundary context include activities with air pollutants or water pollutants, activities potentially …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… The 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution reproduces Principle 21 stating that it "expresses …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna. Land and environmental rights are … from climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution to poverty eradication. They would also ensure that … and long -term approach to development where land, water, air and forests are not reduced to mere marketable goods. The …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna. Land and environmental rights are … forced evictions, nuclear power and environmental pollution. guatemala 37 communications 19 type of threats … and long-term approach of development where land, water, air and forests are not reduced to mere marketable goods. The …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… steps of the local court building. He had spoken out about pollution of the La Pasión River allegedly caused by the palm … REPSA have rejected accusations that they caused the water pollution in the Río de la Pasión and have also … of view. This is the war we are waging... to have the air, the land, the subsoil, together.” – Chief Governor, …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance