Human Rights and Biodiversity - Key Messages

United Nations Environment Programme; United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner

Human Rights and Biodiversity - Key Messages

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.author	United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
dc.contributor.organization	Law Division
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-23T07:36:56Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-23T07:36:56Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.description	This document provides a summary outlining the critical intersection between international human rights obligations and global biodiversity conservation. The document details how unprecedented environmental degradation, driven by human activities, directly threatens fundamental rights such as life, health, food, and culture. Using text-based synthesis of international frameworks, it establishes the scope of responsibilities for states and businesses to mitigate habitat loss equitably. The findings indicate that biodiversity loss disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations, particularly indigenous peoples, local communities, and future generations. Consequently, the text emphasizes that successful conservation requires recognizing indigenous land tenure, protecting environmental defenders, guaranteeing public participation, securing effective remedies for violations, and fostering international cooperation alongside resource mobilization to support developing nations.	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35407
dc.language	English
dc.page.number	8 p.
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	human rights
dc.subject	land use
dc.subject	discrimination
dc.subject	indigenous people
dc.subject	environmental law
dc.subject	biological diversity
dc.subject	equality
dc.subject	environmental justice
dc.subject	land administration
dc.subject	regional cooperation
dc.subject	international cooperation
dc.subject	environmental education
dc.subject	nature conservation
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 4 - Quality Education
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
dc.subject.theme	natural areas
dc.subject.theme	landscape
dc.subject.theme	ecosystems
dc.subject.theme	biology
dc.subject.theme	biodiversity
dc.subject.theme	social aspects
dc.subject.theme	environmental education
dc.subject.theme	administration
dc.subject.theme	environmental governance
dc.subject.theme	resources
dc.subject.theme	resource efficiency
dc.title	Human Rights and Biodiversity - Key Messages	en
dc.title.alternative	حقوق الإنسان والتنوع البيولوجي – رسائل رئيسية	ar
dc.title.alternative	人权和生物多样性 – 关键信息	zh
dc.title.alternative	Droits humains et biodiversité – Messages clés	fr
dc.title.alternative	Права человека и биоразнообразие – Основные положения	ru
dc.type	Policy brief