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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… Agribusiness (20 killings), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) were also major drivers of … steps of the local court building. He had spoken out about pollution of the La Pasión River allegedly caused by the palm … REPSA have rejected accusations that they caused the water pollution in the Río de la Pasión and have also …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… to my people. We are fighting for our lands, for our water, for our lives.”1 Colombian Defender Jakeline Romero … Mining & oil 33 Logging 23 Agribusiness 23 Poaching 18 Water & Dams 7 Other 4 10 KEY QUESTIONS GLOBAL PANORAMA WHO … to take responsibility for displacing people and causing pollution. Out of desperation, the Adivasi began to blockade …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… For example the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (1979) (http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/), the … and International Lakes (http://www.unece.org/env/water) and the Convention on Access to Information, Public … context include activities with air pollutants or water pollutants, activities potentially affecting migrating …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… of the principle in the overall framework of international water law, regardless of the form of its inclusion in global … of equitable and reasonable use of shared international water resources. The target audience includes policymakers … relating to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of transboundary waters and concerning the …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Convention on the Non-Navigational Uses of International Water Courses; BRS Conventions, UN Framework Convention on … • The global MEAs deal with global stratosphere pollution by phasing down substances that deplete the ozone …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… The 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution reproduces Principle 21 stating that it "expresses … in the preamble of the 1992 UNFCCC, the 1999 Protocol on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna. Land and environmental … from climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution to poverty eradication. They would also ensure that … (42 killings), agribusiness (20), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) were major drivers of the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Sources of international law (Part I) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and International Lakes with its 1999 Protocol on Water and Health and its 2003 (Kiev) Protocol on Civil …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna. Land and environmental … agribusiness 15 KILLINGS linked to hydroelectric dams and water rights 15 KILLINGS linked to logging According to Front … forced evictions, nuclear power and environmental pollution. guatemala 37 communications 19 type of threats …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance