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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 …
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 …
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 . . . . . . . . . . …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …