Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
This Report highlights the escalating violence against environmental human rights defenders, urges protective measures, and emphasizes the essential role of defenders in environmental sustainability and development.
Front Line Defenders: Global Analysis 2022
This report documents 401 killings of human rights defenders over the course of 2022 and across 26 countries. It highlights the critical struggles of those who fight for justice and human rights.
Legal Guide for the Defense of Ecosystems and Species of the Peruvian Sea
Empowering citizens to protect the Peruvian Sea: This guide provides tools and recommendations to defend Peruvian marine ecosystems and species, report threats, and promote accountability for sustainable management of marine resources.
Last line of defence: The industries causing the climate crisis and attacks against land and environmental defenders
This report emphasizes the urgent need to reform global business practices and establish strong legal accountability for corporate actions to eliminate the threats and violence faced by defenders. These individuals represent the last line of defense against climate breakdown, and their protection is essential for safeguarding both their land and our planet.
Environmental Human Rights Defenders: A Global Crisis
The ‘Environmental Human Rights Defenders: A Global Crisis’ Policy Brief seeks to increase attention to the violence and challenges environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) face around the world and to identify possible solutions.
What is the Right to a Healthy Environment? Information Note
This Information Note aims to improve understanding of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, its elements, and why it matters, while also addressing the active role that stakeholders can play in advocating for its realization.
Toolkit for Oceans and Human Rights Defenders
The Toolkit for Oceans and Human Rights Defenders provides a step-by-step layout for effective community mobilization, advocacy, and the defense of human rights. It helps in building community consensus on environmental actions, engaging with NGOs and policymakers, and attracting support in confronting human rights abuses.
Environmental Defenders: Deadly Struggles for Life and Territory
This book explores the challenges and violence faced by environmental defenders globally, highlighting their struggles and the urgent need for protection and support.
International Tribunal on the Impact of Blue Economy in Indian Ocean Countries
This text contains the verdicts from the six tribunal sessions held by the International Independent Tribunal (August 2020 – February 2021), which examined how various coastal fishing communities perceive the Blue Economy framework.
Time to protect environmental rights defenders!
Video by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
