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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… between climate and human rights experts at the national level. Before the Paris conference, 30 countries took the … by no means exhaustive. 24. As average global temperatures rise, deaths, injuries and displacement of persons from … and contaminated freshwater resources due to rising sea levels, climate change is projected to reduce the …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and loss of biodiversity; plastics in the ocean is on the rise and there is still no acceptable “storage or disposal … high levels of pollutants One other key pollutant, ground-level 2012). It is particularly dangerous for children, the … more Béné 2015). One potential source of pollution is deep sea mining. Such activities are still in the exploration …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… by the COP President, and subsequently within the high-level segment of the COP plenary. The contact groups dealt … Conf. 14.3 (2007). 33 Peter H. Sand, ‘Enforcing CITES: The Rise and Fall of Trade Sanctions’, 22 Review of European, … Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution51 was the forerunner of a string of …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Land in Numbers

… extraction of groundwater for irrigation leads to a sea level rise of 0.8 mm per year, approximately one fourth of the …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… the strong economic interests at stake coupled with a high level of corruption and lack of rule of law. EHrDs offered a … an environmental organisation dedicated to protecting sea turtle nests from illegal poaching. the poachers had … of peaceful assembly and of association continues to rise.’77 government officials regularly harass EHrDs by …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… Law 4.1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Straddling Stocks Treaty 4.2. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Straddling Stocks Treaty (Contd) … 4.1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the United Nations Straddling Stocks Treaty In regard …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… of progressive realisation and non-regression National level 1. Cooperation, and Common but Differentiated … Tuna Case, the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (“ITLOS”) could not conclusively assess the scientific … perhaps better be considered an overarching aim that gives rise to a multitude of legal mechanisms, including prior …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… or policy directives which do not necessarily give rise to specific legal rights and obligations. Principles … (i.e. the right of future generations to enjoy a fair level of the common patrimony) and “intra- generational … in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”) as well as in article 20 of the Association of …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Desertification: the invisible frontline

… - decrease in area 1963, 1973, 1987, 1997 and 2001 aral sea - decrease in area 1960, 1990, 2000, and 2010 the … network of canals and levees are depleting the aral sea water resources through infiltration and evaporation, … effective when they are part of a country-wide or regional-level effort to preserve and rehabilitate landscapes. …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… of five major organizations, bringing together a high level of scientific expertise and practical skills in the … in the interior plains and coastal areas along the Arabia Sea. The highest average annual rainfall is found around … to adapt or cope up with. The key findings such as rise in soil infertility (28 %), reduced in cropped area (33 …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere