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  • Degradation of the Environment

    Hierarchical Display of Degradation of the environment Environment > Deterioration of the environmentEnvironment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy > Environmental cost Degradation of the environment Concept of Degradation of the environment See the dictionary definition of […]

  • Environmental Degradation

    Resources See Also International Environmental Law Environmental Law Violations Pollution Environmental Law Environmental Policy

  • Environmental Protection

    Communities of all sizes, from townships to the national government, establish laws that govern how individuals acting within the community are to conduct themselves. The environment is arguably one of the newest considerations to be decided by and incorporated into the body of the law. The […]

  • Environmental Cost

    Hierarchical Display of Environmental cost Environment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy Environmental cost Concept of Environmental cost See the dictionary definition of Environmental cost. Characteristics of Environmental cost [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of […]

  • Environmental Offence

    Hierarchical Display of Environmental offence Law > Criminal law > OffenceEnvironment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy > Environmental law > Environmental liabilityEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Degradation of the environment > Man-made […]

  • Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities

    Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA) UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme. Overview The GPA aims at preventing the degradation of the marine environment from land-based activities by facilitating the realization…

  • Environmental justice

    Environmental justice Environmental Justice By Bunyan Bryant The Meaning and Significance of Environmental Justice The concept of environmental justice has surfaced and taken shape over the last thirty years. The first time environmental justice hit the radar screen was in 1976 at a conference entitled: “Working for Environmental and Economic Justice and Jobs” sponsored by…

  • Environmental justice

    Environmental justice Environmental Justice By Bunyan Bryant The Meaning and Significance of Environmental Justice The concept of environmental justice has surfaced and taken shape over the last thirty years. The first time environmental justice hit the radar screen was in 1976 at a conference entitled: “Working for Environmental and Economic Justice and Jobs” sponsored by…

  • United Nations Environment Program

    Functions of the UN: Economic and Social Development EnvironmentIntroduction to United Nations Environment ProgramThe United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) encourages and coordinates sound environmental practices throughout the world. It grapples with ways to approach environme…

  • The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

    The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development   Principle 1 Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. Principle 2 States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign…

  • Protocol on Environmental Protection

    Protocol on Environmental Protection   ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Protocol: (a) “The Antarctic Treaty “means The Antarctic Treaty done at Washington on 1 December 1959; (b) “Antarctic Treaty area”means the area to which the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty apply in accordance with Article VI of that Treaty; (c) “Antarctic Treaty…

  • 1994 Draft Declaration of Principles on Human Rights and the Environment

    1994 Draft Declaration of Principles on Human Rights and the Environment   Part I 1. Human rights, an ecologically sound environment, sustainable development and peace are interdependent and indivisible. 2. All persons have the right to a secure, healthy and ecologically sound environment. This right and other human rights, including civil, cultural, economic, political and…

  • Adaptation to Climate Change

    Hierarchical Display of Adaptation to climate change Environment > Environmental policy > Climate change policyEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Degradation of the environment > Climate change Adaptation to climate change Concept of Adaptation to climate change See the […]

  • Climate Change Policy

    Hierarchical Display of Climate change policy Environment > Environmental policyEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Degradation of the environment > Climate change Climate change policy Concept of Climate change policy See the dictionary definition of Climate change policy. […]

  • Climate Change Policy

    Hierarchical Display of Climate change policy Environment > Environmental policyEnvironment > Deterioration of the environment > Degradation of the environment > Climate change Climate change policy Concept of Climate change policy See the dictionary definition of Climate change policy. […]