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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… higher good, or, in other words, for providing justice by seeking to ensure individuals have access to the … Ozone Layer, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. 28 This Convention, … Preamble of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; The Trail Smelter Case (American Journal of …
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Factsheet on Human Rights and the Environment

… they provide, such as food, water, disease management, climate regulation, and spiritual fulfilment, are … public participation in decision- making and access to justice. The implementation of the post-2015 development … the implementation of measures and policies in the area of climate change and requires access to administrative and …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will meet in Copenhagen for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) to finalize a new climate agreement to replace or supplement the Kyoto … people most urgent.16 This is not only a consideration of justice, but also of opportunity. Forest dwellers and users …
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Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… framework fight against impunity and access to justice establishment of a strong national human rights … countries, violations are intertwined with the overall climate of criminalization of the work of EHRDs, especially … Philippines, Brazil and this situation can perpetuate the climate of impunity, sending the message that EHRDs cannot …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Improving governance of pastoral lands

… decent work for all. Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Goal 15. Protect, restore and … societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and … is, to a large extent, an adaptation to ecological and climate variability, although pastoralists also face other …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters [Aarhus, 25 June 1998] … human health and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical … human health and safety, flora, fauna, soil, air, water, climate, landscape and historical monuments or other physical …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… tenure rights 33 22. Transboundary matters 33 Responses to climate change and emergencies 35 23. Climate change 35 24. Natural disasters 36 25. Conflicts in … that services are accessible to all. 4. Provide access to justice to deal with infringements of legitimate tenure …
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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… CCPCJ Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered … Assembly UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNOCC United Nations Operations and Crisis … of challenges which derive from environmental issues:  Climate Change  Disasters and Conflicts  Ecosystem …
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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… large- scale deforestation, have major bearings on global climate emissions, water reserves, desertification schemes … the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Crim- inal Justice and UNODC,8 the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), … material for local industry Livelihoods Species extintion Climate change emissions from deforestation and forest …
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Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

… managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the needs of the … for human rights and human dignity, the rule of law, justice, equality and non-discrimination; of respect for … in which development and the application of technology are climate-sensitive, respect biodiversity and are resilient. …
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