Human Rights and the Environmental Rule of Law - Issue Brief SDG 16
This Summary Brief deals with Sustainable Development Goal 16, the environmental rule of law and the link between human rights and a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Access rights concerning environmental information, public participation and environmental justice are discussed. The brief examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human rights and the environmental rule of law. There is focus on the role of environmental human rights defenders (EHRDS) in the Asia-Pacific region in promoting avenues for an environmentally sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief canvasses good practices and ongoing challenges, including the legal protections needed for environmental human rights defenders. It sets out key messages and a range of recommendations.
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| Format: | Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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| Subjects: | HUMAN RIGHTS, RULE OF LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, COVID-19, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES, MONGOLIA, LATIN AMERICA, |
| Online Access: | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/35408 |
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