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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… is the first climate agreement, and one of the first environmental agreements of any kind, to explicitly recognize … obligations to protect the enjoyment of human rights from environmental harm (A/HRC/25/53). These obligations encompass … change introduces complicating factors. Unlike most environmental harms to human rights that have been considered …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: … right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that … right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… Commission for Europe 1 UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) An Introduction December 2007 … for Europe 3 Introduction (1/4) The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in a Transboundary … has been supplemented by a Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The Protocol is an initiative …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… utilisation. The class takes a particular focus on the environmental protection requirements which are increasingly … also aims to explore the means by which considerations of environmental protection have come to be included, and to … water law. The presentation will also highlight the environmental protection values which pervade the factors …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… fisheries/aquatic habitat and fishers; (3) international environmental impact assessment obligations relating to the … gain a deeper appreciation of how emerging international environmental impact assessment norms can help to improve the environmental performance of dams and how concerns about …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… Global Witness documented the murder of 200 land and environmental defenders in 2016. This report is dedicated to … bill that would allow drivers to run over and kill an environmental protester without facing jail.2 The bill was … is determined to help end: the increasing suppression of environmental and land rights activism which, in many …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… water law and as seen through the lens of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and reviews the foundations … Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: … agreement[1] on the grounds that the work would cause environmental damage not foreseen at the time of the …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… supported by State practice, including in international environmental instruments and before human rights bodies. As … are intertwined with the en- vironment in which we live. Environmental harm interferes with the enjoyment of human … and sustainable environment. 1 2 4 Human rights and environmental protection are interdependent. A safe, clean, …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: … Moreover, Provision 8 of the Model Provisions mandates an environmental impact assessment for all planned activities … Environmental Governance …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS GROUND THE … and shot and killed her. Berta was a high-profile environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land rights. Last year she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, a prestigious award recognizing …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance