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The Land in Numbers

… THE LAND IN NUMBERS LIVELIHOODS AT A TIPPING POINT FOREWORD … the numbers highlight how much we rely on productive land. Amongst other valuable services, land feeds our … Forum Water Initiative, 2011, p. 11. 29. HLPE: Land tenure and international investments in agriculture. A report …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… DEADLY ENVIRONMENT: THE KILLING AND CRIMINALIZATION OF LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WORLDWIDE ON DANGEROUS … environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land rights. Last year she was awarded the Goldman … in-line with the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure of Land, Forests and Fisheries, in the context of …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… V/6 of 2000 Principle 1: The objectives of management of land, water and living resources are a matter of societal … Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Paris Convention), the 1979 Convention on … services, enable PES contracts, secure ownership and tenure rights, and ensure monitoring and enforcement (UN, …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and that degrades … ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of … the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; and efforts to secure land tenure under the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… March 2015, Cancún, Mexico “Combating desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … Mexico http://3sc.unccd.int “Combating desertification/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … factor is always the limited size of cropland. The land tenure dynamics in these areas have led to the formation of …
25 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

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

… future with dignity and respect, and to their traditional land and livelihood. They spoke truth to power, and were … groups who strive to defend and promote environmental and land rights. My observations and recommendations aim to … and decision-making on business concessions and land tenure. Some corporations have developed social …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… conducted with due respect for the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the peoples or communities concerned.31 …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… Colombia Global Witness documented the murder of 200 land and environmental defenders in 2016. This report is … lives, and to all those around the world who stand up for land rights and the protection of the environment. You are … of the United Nations, (FAO) (2014), FAO Governance of Tenure Technical Guide No.3, ‘Respecting free, prior and …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… future with dignity and respect, and to their traditional land and livelihood. They spoke truth to power, and were … groups who strive to defend and promote environmental and land rights. His observations and recommendations aim to … and decision -making on business concessions and land tenure. 45. The range of actors that stand to gain from …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… had been killed as a result of protecting their rights to land and the environment. global Witness emphasised that this … that clearly connected the murder to an environment or land use issue.7 as a result, global Witness concluded that … nations (fao) voluntary guidelines on the governance of tenure of land, forests and fisheries. 7. states should …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance