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Lessons learnt in the establishment and management of protected areas by indigenous and local communities in South Asia. TILCEPA report

… in 1970 allowing activities occurring prior to the declaration of a PA to be continued (provided they had not … inside the Bori sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, India. After declaration of the sanctuary, the local traditional … for generations. Existence of the heronry led to the declaration of Nellapatu as a PA. Once declared a PA, …
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Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… itself (or acceptance, approval or accession) namely the declaration on the entry into force of any amendment to an annex as per Article 30, paragraph 5 or the declaration regarding the means of dispute settlement as per … implementation of different measures or strategies, the declaration must be done at the time of ratification or upon …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… and peaceful assembly have been enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on … to protect environmental and land rights, article 1 of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, … Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms — the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders — further holds that …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Third report on the protection of the atmosphere

… That rule was confirmed in principle 21 of the 1972 Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Declaration), 42 and reconfirmed, in a slightly modified form, in principle 2 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. 43 In those …
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Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world

… 5 of their lands. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples24 (UNDRIP) … community protocols and procedures.” 24 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 13 September … %20Text (accessed 6 September 2010). 26 Universal Declaration of Human Rights art 17. 26 International …
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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… the most impressive elaboration of principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which stresses the need for citizens’ … for Europe. Consequently, in paragraph 22 of their Declaration, the Ministers gathered in Lucerne requested … to seek, receive and impart information”. 1972 Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment: principle 1 linked …
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The right to food within the international framework of human rights and country constitutions

… of legal thinking on human rights was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights passed in 1948 in the aftermath of the horrors of World War II. The Declaration recognizes the human right to food in the context … did not have the legal status of a treaty, the Universal Declaration was subsequently implemented through two …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… UDA Urban Development Authority UNDHR United Nations Declaration on Human Rights UN United Nations UNCCD United … March 1941 - 3 RIAA 1907. 41 Principle 21 of the Stockholm Declaration and Principle 2 of the Rio Declaration (1992). Environmental Challenges and Basic Legal …
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Developing a Global Soil Regime

… It also reaffirmed the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as other international … on Civil and Political Rights and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration recognised the right to food in art 25. 27 This …
01 Jun 2026 Literature

Issues in water law reform

… in the South African context: see item 3.1 below. A declaration of superior State title is not, however, imperative in all contexts. Thus, such a declaration has been abandoned in the South Australian Water … -7- No issues of compensation arose as a result of such a declaration, for the Australian States (as distinct from the …
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