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Human Rights and the Environment
This document is not meant to be exhaustive as these rights exist across numerous instruments and laws. The following rights are addressed in the document: The right to a... -
Many Strong Voices – Turning Vulnerability into Strength
The goal of Many Strong Voices is to promote the well-being, security, and sustainability of coastal communities in the Arctic and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) by... -
Making Good on the Glasgow Climate Pact: A Call to Action to Achieve One...
The Glasgow commitments build upon numerous existing international initiatives on nature and climate. The Bonn Challenge and the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration,... -
Human Rights and the Environment Rio+20: Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
This report seeks to make a substantive contribution to Rio+20 through an analysis of the interrelationship between human rights and the environment, both integral and... -
Skálholt III Recommendations
The Faith for Earth Initiative of UNEP has been gaining momentum for some years. At the Faith for Nature: Multi-Faith Action convened in Iceland from 5-8 October 2020, which... -
Let's Not Even the Odds - Faith for Earth Newsletter 30 August 2022
Faith for Earth Newsletter for August 2022 -
A Toolkit to Support Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local...
This toolkit presents a selection of practical resources, developed by numerous organisations, making them readily accessible to community-based organisations who manage ICCAs.... -
Youth Position Paper for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Advisory...
The involvement of youth in the UN Decade and #GenerationRestoration movement is critically important, not only for the sustainability of restoration initiatives beyond 2030 but... -
What is the Right to a Healthy Environment? - Information Note
This Information Note aims to improve understanding of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment and why it matters. Further, the note traces the origins of... -
Human Rights and Biodiversity: Key Messages
This document highlights the key human rights obligations and responsibilities with respect to biodiversity-related agreements, policies, strategies and actions. -
UNEP Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF)
UNEP’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF) aims to strengthen the sustainability and accountability of UNEP programmes and projects. It respects human... -
UNEP and Indigenous Peoples: A Partnership in Caring for the Environment:...
The objective of this Policy Guidance to UNEP is to better understand and build on the Indigenous Peoples’ rights, knowledge, practices and systems that provide the framework... -
GEO-6 Land and Soil - Infographic
Sustainable land management is a major instrument for climate change mitigation because it improves carbon sequestration in the soil. -
Indigenous Peoples and Local Knowledge
Indigenous peoples and local knowledge holders serve as primary sources of data and information that may be of direct relevance to GEO assessments. The challenge is to identify...