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

… the Environment About the course Disclaimer The contents of the course “Introduction to Human Rights and the … Research (UNITAR) based on its course “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which … status of the environment in international human rights law. Human rights perspective provides three benefits for …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … the legal mechanisms used in domestic and international law to prevent, control and abate aquifer pollution. It … Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: … significant harm is also known as the “no significant harm rule”. This obligation is widely considered, together with …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… 34 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 2 The first Principles of both the 1972 Stockholm and 1992 Rio Declarations focus on … over the past three decades. At the same time, voluntary environmental initiatives have supported more formal … shall cooperate to develop further the international law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

EnvironmEntal Human rigHts DEfEnDErs A global crisis PoliCY … for our tomorrow 6 Part II: understanding the situation of EHrDs 10 Part III: the situation of EHrDs in international … stake coupled with a high level of corruption and lack of rule of law. EHrDs offered a number of concrete examples to …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Conventions Elisa Morgera (PhD) Professor of Global Environmental Law, Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow, UK Director of the … Environmental Governance …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… FOR EUROPE Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention COMMISSION ÉCONOMIQUE POUR L’EUROPE … OF THE ESPOO CONVENTION 2 3 PREFACE The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context … is aimed at preventing, mitigating and monitoring such environmental damage. The Espoo Convention ensures that …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… M.E. Anne Daniel, LL.B., LL.M. General Counsel Department of Justice Canada November 28, 2016  What is “effectiveness” … health and the environment from POPs  The Montevideo Law Programme II identified the need for such provisions to … in Annexes A, B and C as well as their regional and global environmental transport. These arrangements: (a) Should be …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: Implementing Environment-Friendly Principles in …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… eliminate the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity … Research on global material flows and material and environmental footprint indicators, indicates that the level … 3.3.2 Improving environmental governance The environmental rule of law as well as sound and effective institutions make …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance