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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… to seek, receive and use resources from foreign as well as domestic sources.10 When violence occurs in an otherwise … of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful substances … non-discrimination (framework prin- ciple 3), applicable domestic laws and international agreements (framework …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… wastes and “other” wastes •Pillars: •Minimization of waste generation (Article 4) •Environmentally sound … information, inter alia:  Establishing/strengthening its domestic/regional regulatory regimes  Facilitation of …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… functioning of groundwater resources at the domestic and international levels. The lecture component of … one, the second part will address legal mechanisms (at the domestic and international levels) that may be used to ensure … person may not cause or allow any groundwater to run to waste from a borehole, well, shaft, mine or other excavation, …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… global cooperation. Even issues that may be perceived as domestic concern might be regulated by an international … wide range of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste management, chemicals, and horizontal legislation on … mechanism for dealing with environmental challenges at the domestic and regional level. There are a range of mechanisms …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … engaging the environment to protection mechanisms in the domestic level. … to Environmental Protection If it is enforceable in domestic courts, a constitutional right to a healthy …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… cumulative effects. • Wastes (emissions, effluents, solid waste), or other chemical, thermal, radiation or noise … flood and draught management, nutrient cycling and waste management; these ‘free’ ecosystem services provided a …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment

… large diameter oil and gas pipelines, trading ports, waste disposal installations for incineration, chemical … does not prescribe the scope and content of an EIA. The domestic legislation of each state or the authorization …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Unit 2 - the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context

… projects listed in Annex I of the convention (e.g., waste processing plants, infrastructure construction, … of transboundary pollution, but focuses more on a parties domestic plans and programmes in the context of Strategic …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… to protect are less well understood in international and domestic law, their defence of those rights may sometimes … 2012 alone. Prajob nao-opas exposed the dumping of toxic waste in Chacheongsao province, east of Bangkok, thailand, by … as long as they do so in accordance with international and domestic laws. unfortunately, the incentive to pursue …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance