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Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

… Summary The present report highlights the situation of environmental human rights defenders. In his report, the … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 D. Groups of environmental human rights defenders at higher risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 V. Empowering environmental human rights defenders . . . . . . . . . . . . …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UN Treaty Handbook

… from the day after the treaty closes for signature. Many environmental treaties are open for accession from the day … Statute”. Similarly, reservations are prohibited in many environmental treaties (see, for example, article 37 of the … are included. Many disarmament treaties and some environmental treaties provide compliance mechanisms, for …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… can be found in plants and animals (Jamieson 2017). due to environmental causes, with at least environmental causes, and more than three countries bear the … marine ecosystems a) Nutrient risk: The nutrient risk indicator takes into account both the amount of nutrients …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Research (UNITAR) based on its course “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which … At the end of this lesson you will be able to: Explain how environmental harm can interfere with the enjoyment of human … how the exercise of human rights can help promote environmental protection. Present an overview of the major …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… OF THE ESPOO CONVENTION 2 3 PREFACE The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context … is aimed at preventing, mitigating and monitoring such environmental damage. The Espoo Convention ensures that explicit consideration is given to environmental factors well before the final decision is …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Conventions Elisa Morgera (PhD) Professor of Global Environmental Law, Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow, UK Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance: www.strath.ac.uk/scelg … “Implementation Challenges and Compliance in Multilateral Environmental Negotiations” in Chasek and Wagner (eds), The …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… is the first climate agreement, and one of the first environmental agreements of any kind, to explicitly recognize … obligations to protect the enjoyment of human rights from environmental harm (A/HRC/25/53). These obligations encompass … change introduces complicating factors. Unlike most environmental harms to human rights that have been considered …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:The "Greening" of Water Law: … right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that … right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… Commission for Europe 1 UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) An Introduction December 2007 … for Europe 3 Introduction (1/4) The Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in a Transboundary … has been supplemented by a Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). The Protocol is an initiative …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… utilisation. The class takes a particular focus on the environmental protection requirements which are increasingly … also aims to explore the means by which considerations of environmental protection have come to be included, and to … water law. The presentation will also highlight the environmental protection values which pervade the factors …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance