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Environmental Rule of Law: Critical to Sustainable Development
Environmental rule of law integrates the critical environmental needs with the essential elements of the rule of law, and provides the basis for reforming environmental... -
Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
As the first assessment of the global environmental rule of law, this Report draws on experiences, challenges, viewpoints, and successes of diverse countries around the world,... -
5. Justice - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
This chapter reviews “justice” broadly and discusses disputes over resources, the impact of resource use and pollution on communities and the environment, and government... -
1. Introduction - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
This introductory chapter reviews how the implementation gap in environmental law came to be, defines environmental rule of law, discusses its benefits, considers how it can be... -
3. Civic Engagement - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
Environmental rule of law requires a whole-of-society approach. While substantial emphasis is naturally placed on strengthening governmental institutions at the national,... -
4. Rights - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
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... -
2. Institutions - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
This chapter reviews the critical role that institutions play in environmental rule of law and the key opportunities for building more effective environmental institutions. In... -
6. Future Directions - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
This chapter highlights four key opportunities for improving environmental rule of law: capitalizing on linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals; engaging diverse actors;... -
Judicial Training Modules on Environmental Law: Application of Environmental...
This publication has been developed pursuant to the UNEP Governing Council decision 22/17 B to support "the improvement of the capacity of those involved in the process of... -
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.... -
Human Rights, the Environment and COVID-19 - Key Messages: Human Rights at...
The COVID-19 crisis reveals a clear truth about catastrophic risk in an increasingly globalized world: an effective response requires immediate, ambitious and evidence-based... -
SDG 16 Issue Brief: Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) - Promote...
SDG 16, with its emphasis on realizing peaceful, inclusive and just societies, provides the foundations for achieving all other SDGs. No resource or tool is more powerful in...