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Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… in cultural life and to development, as well as the right to a healthy environment itself, which is recognized in … political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, and which has the purpose or … concerned.31 Even without formal recognition of property rights and delimitation and demarcation of …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… activities. 3. It is the duty of the State to respect the right of everyone to promote and protect a safe, clean, … Civil and Political Rights. With regard to exercising the right to protect environmental and land rights, article 1 of … or indigenous peoples who are not able to provide property deeds while human rights violations committed by …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to information are being … to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and culture. Older human rights … to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and culture. The UN Human Rights …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… activities. It is the duty of the State to respect the right of everyone to promote and protect a safe, clean, … Political Rights (ICCPR). With regard to exercising the right to protect environmental and land rights, article 1 of … or indigenous peoples who are not able to provide property deeds. While human rights violations committed by …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… to be exported to the global north. Countries have the right to use their natural resources in order to pursue … her.80 EHrDs are also regularly accused of damaging property, trespassing or other ‘minor’ offences, which may … they fall within the scope of the ‘un Declaration on the right and responsibility of individuals, groups and organs of …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… communities and the individuals comprising them have the right to participate in decision-making processes with … level, in addition to standard legislation protecting property rights for everyone, several nation’s constitutions, legislation or customary law recognizes property rights which indigenous or other local communities …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… Stockholm and 1992 Rio Declarations focus on the human right to a safe and clean environment. The Stockholm … to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural … ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… on car insurance for drivers with fuel-efficient vehicles, property insurance for roof-mounted solar panels, and … renewable energy value chain. Munich Re also offers green property insurance products that enable entities such as … from pollution. All citizens, including children, have the right to know, engage, and participate. Governments can …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own … intertwined with it—trade law, maritime law, intellectual property law and human rights are some examples.6 At 5 See … macroeconomic conditions, protection of intellectual property rights, and codes and standards) to attract foreign …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… Namibia (2013); a generic direction that an abstraction right trade must not harm the environment is found in the … goes to municipalities to fund the purchase of private property for the protection of local water sources and of the … those of productive and other uses of water. Striking the “right” balance between water’s competing developmental and …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance