Resources
UNEP & SAARC South Asia Environment Outlook 2009
This report provides an overview of the state of the natural environment in South Asia, including emerging trends, taking into account socio-economic factors.South Asia occupies about 5 percent of the world’s land mass, but is home to about 20 percent of the world’s population. This is expected to rise to about 25 percent by 2025. Three-quarters of South Asia’s population lives in rural areas, with one-third living in extreme poverty (on less than a dollar a day).
The Supreme People's Court Interpretation on Several Issues Regarding the Application of Law in Environmental Civil Public Interest Litigation
This is an unofficial translation of China’s Supreme People's Court interpretation on several issues regarding the application of law in environmental civil public interest litigation, compiled by the US- Asia Partnership for Environmental Law at Vermont Law School for the convenience of international observers. The US-Asia Partnership for Environmental Law at Vermont Law School takes no liability for any errors in this translation.
Wild Birds and Animal Protection Act, 1912
An Act to make better provision for the protection and preservation of certain wild birds and animals.
Electricity Act, 1910
An Act to amend the law relating to the supply and use of electrical energy.
Mines Act, 1923
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the regulation and inspection of mines.
Climate Change and Human Rights
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 and access to justice, as well as obligations relating to adaption and mitigation.
Environmental Courts & Tribunals: A Guide for Policy Makers
With over 1,200 environmental courts and tribunals now operating worldwide at the national and state/provincial level, this guide shares concise, practical advice and best practices to make them more effective, updating the 2009 “Greening Justice” report by the University of Denver Environmental Courts and Tribunals Study and published by World Resources Institute.
Framework Principles on Human Rights and the Environment: The main human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment
These framework principles set out the basic obligations of States under human rights law as they relate to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment
The purpose of this compendium is to present good practices relating to the use of human rights obligations and commitments to inform, support and strengthen environmental policymaking, especially in the area of environmental protection that were identified through a joint programme between UNEP, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment (formerly the Independent Expert), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Global Judicial Handbook on Environmental Constitutionalism: 2nd Edition
This Handbook is designed to provide jurists with an overview of environmental constitutionalism.