RT Report T1 COVID19 and Impacts on Environmental Human Rights Defenders and Environmental Protection in Southeast Asia A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, K1 COVID-19 K1 human rights K1 environmental protection K1 environmental justice K1 environmental law K1 law and regulation K1 freedom of expression K1 women's right K1 environmental policy K1 Southeast Asia K1 Brunei Darussalam K1 Cambodia K1 Indonesia K1 Lao People's Democratic Republic K1 Malaysia K1 Myanmar K1 Philippines K1 Singapore K1 Thailand K1 Timor-Leste K1 Viet Nam SN 978-92-807-3930-5 YR 2022 FD 2022-03 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/39602 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/39602 NO This report examines the positive and negative impacts of the decrees, laws and other government policies on environmental rights that were either enacted in response to COVID-19 or passed during the pandemic. This rapid assessment covers the implications of these new rules and laws for Southeast Asian countries’ environmental protection measures and for EHRDs. The eleven Southeast Asian countries included in this assessment are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam. NO https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/environmental-rights-and-governance DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026