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… in cultural life and to development, as well as the right to a healthy environment itself, which is recognized in … healthy and sustainable environment. 1. See Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision- Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, art. 1; African …

… activities. 3. It is the duty of the State to respect the right of everyone to promote and protect a safe, clean, … to participation (arts. 2 and 4). 15. Transparency and access to information are directly linked to the right to … institutional framework; the fight against impunity and access to justice; establishment of a strong national human …

… is worsening in large part because ‘competition for access to natural resources is intensifying against a … to be exported to the global north. Countries have the right to use their natural resources in order to pursue … their isolation can also make it difficult for them to access external support (e.g. from relevant national …

… activities. It is the duty of the State to respect the right of everyone to promote and protect a safe, clean, … and institutional framework fight against impunity and access to justice establishment of a strong national human … actor’s respect and support of the work of defenders access to united nations bodies special attention to women …

… obligations used to protect the environment, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice. At the end of this lesson you will be able … development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to information are being …

… to stifle environmental activism and land rights defence right across the world, including in ‘developed’ countries … before national parks are created, and face restricted access to their lands and resources, upon which their lives … in languages and formats which the local community can access and understand, and violence is often used to force …

… and Tribal Peoples13 and recognise and implement the right of affected communities to reject investment and … them to operate freely, participate in decision-making and access information on land and natural resource governance ▶ … establish robust, legally binding regional instruments on access to information, public participation and justice in …

… to watercourse agreements 96 4.1 Commentary 96 4.1.1 Right to participation for watercourse states 97 4.1.2 The … Commentary 228 32.1.1 Non-discrimination and Equality of Access to National Remedies 228 32.1.2 Availability of … Figure 6.3 | Legal right of non-discrimination and equal access to national remedies 243 Figure 6.4 | Indus River …

… the possibility of denunciation or withdrawal; or (ii) A right of denunciation or withdrawal may be implied by the … the character of international agreements in their own right and are registered as such. An example is a unilateral … the possibility of denunciation or withdrawal; or (ii) A right of denunciation or withdrawal may be implied by the …

… Sovereignty 5. Transparency, Public Participation and Access to Information and Remedies Public participation Access to information Remedies Examples Environmental Impact … Principle 3 of the 1992 Rio Declaration states that “The right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably …