Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "HUMAN RIGHTS"
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The 2022 International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies - #TheAirWeShare: A Practical Guide for Individuals, Cities, Governments, Schools & Universities, Businesses, Civil Society
(2022-09)On September 7, 2022, the world will celebrate the third International Day of Clean Air for blue skies calling for global action to combat air pollution, one of the greatest health and environmental challenges of our time. ... -
4. Rights - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
(2019)After decades of rapid development of environment-related rights, government, companies, courts, and citizens in many places are still grappling with transforming these words on paper into meaningful and lasting environmental ... -
ACP MEAs 3 Digest Volume 1 Issue 10 November 2021 - A Monthly Information Digest of the ACP MEAs Programme Funded by the European Union and Coordinated by UNEP
(2021-11)The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is pleased to present you the tenth issue of the ACP MEAs 3 monthly Digest published on the first Monday of every month. As an informative publication, the Digest provides ... -
Adopting a Human Rights-based Approach to Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A Contribution to Sustainable Development
(2022-11)Human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) seek to analyse inequalities that lie at the heart of development problems, and redress discriminatory practices and unjust distributions of power that impede development progress. ... -
Advancing Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability: Rio+20 and the World Congress of Chief Justices, Attorneys General and Auditors General
(2012-11)Key contributions to the Congress. Speeches, articles, the Rio+20 Declaration on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability and other documents that encase the critical importance behind the World Congress’ ... -
An Analysis of Earth System Approach to the Global Pact for the Environment - International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019 Chapter 4
(University of Eastern Finland, 2020)‘Earth system’ refers to Earth’s physical, chemical and biological processes interacting with one another. The system consists of the land, oceans, atmosphere and poles. It also includes the planet’s natural cycles – the ... -
An Assessment of Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Decision-making in Asia-Pacific - Technical Briefing Paper prepared for Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Environment
(2021)The objective of this assessment is to provide an overview of good practices that have emerged in relation to the implementation, protection and promotion of procedural access rights to enable the right to a safe, clean ... -
Assessment on Linkages with Other Clusters related to Chemicals and Waste Management and Options to Coordinate and Cooperate on Areas of Common Interest
(2022)Assessment paper prepared by United Nations Environment Programme February 2020 - Revised version: July 2022. This assessment paper explores the linkages and options to coordinate and cooperate between chemicals and waste ... -
Business Impacts on Human Rights, the Environment and Peace building: A toolkit for women and women human rights and environmental defenders in Sierra Leone
(2021-12)This is a toolkit for women in Liberia and Sierra Leone who live in communities where business activities have a large impact on the management of natural resources, land, human rights, and the risk of conflict. The toolkit ... -
Business Impacts on Human Rights, the Environment and Peacebuilding: A Toolkit for Women and Women Human Rights and Environmental Defenders in Liberia and Sierra Leone
(2021-12)This toolkit on business, human rights, and the environment (BHRE) in post-conflict situations is developed as a practical tool for human rights and environmental defenders and local civil society organisations to gain ... -
The Business of Plastics: The Impacts of Plastics Pollution on Human Rights in the Pacific Region
(2021-11)Despite the known environmental and human health harms of plastics, the Pacific Islands are under tremendous pressure to continue to import plastic products, to meet the high consumption expectations of tourists, and to ... -
Business, Human Rights and the Environment in South-East Asia: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge - Policy Training Resource
(2022-09)The trainings on Business, Human Rights and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge are designed to build the capacity of actors in South-East Asia to support a human rights-based and gender equality approach ... -
Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge - Reducing Marine Litter by addressing Management of the Plastic Value Chain in South-East Asia
(2022-08)The protection of our environment and ecosystems is key to human well-being and the enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, health and adequate standard of living, access to adequate food and to safe ... -
Climate Change and Human Rights
(2015-12)This UNEP report sheds light on the human rights obligations of both governments and private actors in responding to climate change, including those relating to rights to information, public participation in decision-making ... -
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Consultation Report Human Rights and the Environment: Procedural Rights Related to Environmental Protection: Convened by the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Environment Programme
(2013)This report summarises the outcomes of the consultation on procedural human rights related to environmental protection convened by the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, John Knox, with ... -
COVID19 and Impacts on Environmental Human Rights Defenders and Environmental Protection in Southeast Asia
(2022-03)This report examines the positive and negative impacts of the decrees, laws and other government policies on environmental rights that were either enacted in response to COVID-19 or passed during the pandemic. This rapid ... -
Direitos da Criança e Meio Ambiente - Relatório do Relator Especial das Nações Unidas
(2019)Air pollution, water pollution and exposure to toxic substances, together with other types of environmental harm, cause 1.5 million deaths of children under the age of 5 every year, and contribute to disease, disability ... -
Emerging Issues in International Environmental Law: The Role of the United Nations Environment Assembly - International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019 Chapter 2
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)International environmental law is a relatively young and dynamic area of international law. Over the last 50 years, the environment has emerged as an important policy area that needs international attention. The 1972 ... -
Enhancing the Role of Environmental Public Interest Litigation to Advance Environmental Rights in Southeast Asia
(EarthRights International, 2023-12)Citizens can play an integral role in protecting the environment and upholding the integrity of environmental laws. In many countries, governments are giving citizens and nongovernment organizations more power to bring ...