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

… actions. Other issues may concern all States, such as climate change or the depletion of the ozone layer, raising the need … only be confronted in cooperation (e.g. ozone depletion, climate change); c) States often benefit directly from …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… in 2016 © Front Line Defenders The present report is a adaptation of the official report A/71/281. Its content does … countries, violations are intertwined with the overall climate of criminalization of the work of EHRDs, especially … Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change have engendered high expectations among EHRDs around …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… since the juridical effect of principles and concepts may change from one legal system to another. … example, the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCC”) refers in article 3.(1) to … Examples The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in article 4.(1)(i), obliges Parties to …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… (iv) Precautionary approaches are essential for guiding change, as so much is still unknown. These ensure not just … for International Chemicals Management (SAICM), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Climate … Development; the Zero Hunger Challenge; climate change adaptation and mitigation, especially in the light of the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UN Treaty Handbook

… Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1997. Other treaties, such as disarmament treaties, … case, revision/ review typically refers to an overriding adaptation of a treaty to changed circumstances, whereas the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… the long term. Principle 9: Management must recognize that change is inevitable. Principle 10: The ecosystem approach … (Madrid Protocol), the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 1992 Convention on the Protection and …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… at any cost. Rhetoric on sustainable development and climate change will prove empty if those defending their land and the … be protected. Especially given their global commitments on climate change.”30 FAILING TO RECOGNISE, FAILING TO PROTECT …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… migrating species and activities with linkages to climate change. 27. The legislation varies between Parties with …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance