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Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation

… the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, Lao PDR Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation Patricia Moore, … inclusive decision-making to improve livelihood security, human and ecosystem health. … organizations to be able to formulate strategies based on human rights principles that also contribute to the …
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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… Convention An Implementation Guide Securing the public’s rights through access to information, public participation … Aarhus Convention’s twin protections for environmental and human rights, and its focus on involving the public, provide … Convention Compliance Committee, a unique body inspired by human rights treaty mechanisms. I commend this publication to …
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Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… GE.16-01323(E) *1601323* Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

National Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up

… GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE STATE ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS Printed at United Nations, Geneva – 1602423 … Guide to Effective State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms NOTE The designations employed and …
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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should … May 2012. They build on international law – in particular, human rights law – and set out principles and internationally … law as a principle of responsible governance and as a key human rights principle. V 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . …
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UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders

… who are defending their environmental environmental rights which affects Mandate UN Environment derives its … generations. UN Environment’s mandate is strengthened • UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/20, which call exchange … to strengthen pillars of peace and security, development human rights consequences. Definition of Environmental …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land rights. Last year she was awarded the Goldman Environmental … The environment is emerging as a new battleground for human rights. As demand for products like timber, minerals … awareness of this growing crisis, with many NGOs and human rights experts calling for urgent action. As UN expert …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… and to all those around the world who stand up for land rights and the protection of the environment. You are our … brave enough to raise their voice. The data, analysis and human stories in this report demonstrate that the world is … by backing projects that trash the environment and trample human EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “They threaten you so you shut up. I …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… relations between States. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights pertains to relations between the State and the … and development . The Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment (1972), the World Charter for Nature …
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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance

… Decision-making................ 29 Section II: Human Rights and Sustainable Development......... 34 2.1 Gender and Human Rights........................................ 35 2.2 …
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