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Defenders of the Earth
… at least 43 killings – 33 by the police and 10 by the military –with private actors, such as security guards and … Other actors associated with murders of defenders were the military, settlers, loggers, hired gunmen and business … their activities ille- gal” or “the action of turning an activity into a criminal offence by making it illegal”. Both …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… to turn over his memory card and camera, allegedly by a military police officer. the officer was also shot during the … have ties to DEsa, and others have ties to the Honduran military. the family and others continue to question whether … and onward to its implementation.’ Where the economic activity in question is illegal, these inequalities are …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… as a pretext for land-grabbing by business interests with military support. Further suspected killings by the army were … new settlers from the country’s interi- or, including ex-military personnel, who seek to exploit the region’s natural … killed 10 villagers in 2015.93 The upsurge in mining activity has been coupled with weakening of regulations by …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… Impact Assessment Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental … water is now more frequently used as a political tool and military target.10 Population growth, shifting migration … then there was a significant increase in treaty adoption activity following the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… there is a need for clear and strict rules to regulate an activity (hard law). It can also be a policy instrument, such … the environment and security, when it affirmed that ‘non-military sources of instability in the economic, social, … to security in its participating States. The primary activity is the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… One key approach is the decoupling of economic and human activity from resource use (Goal 8) through enhanced resource … highlights that wetlands play a key role in economic activity linked to transportation, food production, water … from civilian nuclear reactors and applications and from military or defense programmes if and when such materials are …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… condition of the natural environment.17 The impact of an activity or process on one component in an ecosystem may have … of the habitat and population as well as of human activity with a view to optimizing long-term returns to … Arctic Council should not deal with matters related to military security”. 210 S.S. Nichols, C. Bruch, G. Swanson …