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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… undertake with local communities, as involving them in the decision making of any proposed development activity … peoples is the means of how democracy can evolve to better decision- making stages rooted in the respect for human … social and cultural development.” discussions and decision-making. They do so in an environment where they do …
Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
… the views expressed do not necessarily represent the decision or the stated policy of the the Secretariat of the … on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental … such as the rights to information, public participation in decision-making H U M A N R I G H T S A N D T H E E N V I R O …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… Far North District Council and others, Environment Court Decision A 132/98 230 2. Paykel v The Northland Regional Council, Environment Court Decision No. A8/99 231 3. Ravensdown Fertilizer Co-op Ltd and Smith v Otago Regional Council, Environment Court Decision No. A86/99 232 4. Hatton v The Far North District …
The Basel Convention mechanism for promoting the implementation and compliance - Celebrating a decade of assistance to Parties
… a legal document. 05 INTRODUCTION Established in 2002 by decision VI/12 of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the … the lack of specific submissions in a twofold manner (decision IX/2). First, the Conference of the Parties mandated … The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in its decision BC-10/11, welcomed the work of the Committee with …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… Six of them are directly administered by UNEP further to a decision by the states participating in the relevant Regional … a matter for states and competent intergovernmental 35 COP Decision V/6 on Ecosystem Approach (2002), para. A(1). 36 … of 16 March 2007), p. 20, para. 119(b). 38 COP Decision IX/7 (2008), para. 2(f). 39 COP Decision V/6, note …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision- Making and Access to Justice in Environmental … environmental matters, to participation in environmental decision-making, or to remedies for environmental harm … whether they are being exercised within structured decision-making pro- cedures or in other forums, such as the …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… the views expressed do not necessarily represent the decision or the stated policy of the Secretariat of the … fossil fuel sector. Non-U.S. exceptions include the recent decision in Lliuya v. RWE AG, Az. 2 O 285/15, issued by the … 368 (“Until the issuance of an important and controversial decision by a Dutch court in 2015, climate change litigation …
IUCN Knowledge Products. The basis for a partnership to support the functions and work programme of IBPES
… on biodiversity and ecosystem ser- vices to improve decision-making. IPBES is evolving into an authoritative … dispersed information, syntheses, and analyses targeting decision-makers. By building on existing processes and … IPBES workplan and thereby deliver crucial information for decision-makers. 8 Introduction The International Union for …
Overview of the Rotterdam Convention
… about their characteristics, providing for a national decision-making process on their import and export and … in question should be listed in Annex III. The fi nal decision is taken by the Conference of the Parties. In 1998 … listed in Annex III and subject to the PIC procedure a decision guidance document (DGD) is prepared and sent to all …
UNEP Global Judges Programme
… 19 UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL DECISION 22/17 II A ................................. 21 THE … 22 THE REQUIREMENTS OF GC DECISION 22/17 II A ............................. 22 THE ROAD … for the implementation of UNEP Governing Council Decision 22/17 II A on follow- up to the Global Judges …