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

… with particular regard for those who are made more vulnerable due to poverty. Article 12 recognizes a right to … the human rights obligations relating to the protection of vulnerable groups from environmental harm. “Human Rights … 2.3 Obligations relating to the Marginalized and those in Vulnerable Situations This lesson addresses the principles of …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… Developing States, which are considered particularly vulnerable to climate change and are given particular … 42 low-lying and island countries, all more or less vulnerable to rising sea-levels, have formed a coalition … and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. In view of the different contributions to global …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in Contemporary Water Law

… transboundary harm, impact and pollution; and 3. Ecosystem and biodiversity protection. In addition, the … and reasonable utilization, no significant harm, and ecosystem protection) and the fourth one (Module E) discusses … Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) MODULE D: ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION 1 Ecosystem Approach …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… of States relating to the protection of groups in vulnerable situations, including women, children and … and ethnic and racial minorities are particularly vulnerable (see A/HRC/24/41 and A/71/291). 20 They are the … of local communities. Those communities are extremely vulnerable to exploitation and abuse because they are already …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… groundwater extractions to safeguard groundwater’s ecosystem-support function 5.10. Downscaling the limits of … “Greening” of domestic water laws implies recognising the ecosystem-support function of water resources, quantity- and … by EU member states of nitrate-sensitive or nitrate-vulnerable areas. The Directive also provides that farmers in …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… on Sustainable Development in 2002. Yet, as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment concluded, an unprecedented effort will … from an ecosystem services perspective, focusing on vulnerable stakeholders; i. Determine which of these services … processes rather than just on individual species. However, vulnerable and economically important, species have to be …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… are often at odds with the interests of countries that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change – such as small …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… ment of cetaceans or other marine living resources or the ecosystem’); IWC Doc. SC/66b/Rep06, IWC Archive no. 5824, 48, … events, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The … to ‘by 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… of the mainstream of society, but includes also its most vulnerable and minority groups. Effectiveness and efficiency: …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… > Almost 40% of victims are indigenous, one of the most vulnerable groups of defenders4 > 60% of those murdered in … communities are excluded from the beginning, they are more vulnerable to attacks later. In Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, a … projects from the very beginning, it would make them less vulnerable to attacks later”84 – UN Special Rapporteur on …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance