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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… John H. Knox, on the human rights obligations relating to climate change. In this report, he describes the increasing attention … threaten to infringe upon those rights and stating that mitigation and adaptation measures should be developed in …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… For example, the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change will be a major step forward in tackling air … can deliver on pollution avoidance, reduction, mitigation and rehabilitation. 2.5 Multiple stakeholders and …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… require a preventive approach while accelerating mitigation efforts using polluter pays approaches … (iv) Precautionary approaches are essential for guiding change, as so much is still unknown. These ensure not just … for International Chemicals Management (SAICM), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Climate
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… and ecosystems is proceeding apace as a result of habitat change, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation of … of environmental impact assessment and for developing mitigation measures should also help to improve integration.. …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… Supported by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India Indira Paryavaran Bhawan … CHAPTER 2 Forests 11 CASE STUDIES in the Western Ghats 18 mitigation measures in southern India 30 A case study from …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… environmental performance of dams and how concerns about climate change have prompted a debate over the relative environmental … or approval of the activity and the effectiveness of mitigation measures; (b) Review of an impact for proper …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… cope with the accelerating water crisis and the effects of climate change. And this at a time when the world’s population is … for example, water storage; storm protection and flood mitigation; shoreline stabilization and erosion control; …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Protected Areas

… but for securing ecosystem goods and services, enabling climate change adaptation and mitigation, and helping countries achieve the Millennium …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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

… Examples Article 4 of the 1992 Climate Change Convention recognizes the special circumstances and … on Biological Diversity and in article 3(3) of the 1992 Climate Change Convention. The 1992 CBD states: “..where …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… at any cost. Rhetoric on sustainable development and climate change will prove empty if those defending their land and the … procedures, and design effective grievance policies, mitigation strategies and remediation mechanisms, building …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance