· One hundred twentyeight* environmental and human rights NGOs and experts today warn that a United Nations drive to increase global protected areas such as national parks could lead to severe human rights violations and cause irreversible social harm for some of the world's poorest people. [1] In May 2021, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity () is set to .

 · Human Rights Institute of South Africa: The Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) strives for a society in which human rights are protected and fulfilled for every person. The organization focuses on women and children, impoverished and rural communities and other informal settlements by providing human rights eduion to those who have been denied it. While teaching .

 · Law protecting interests of South African communities in mining deals falls short. April 13, 2021 EDT. The community of Xolobeni village, in .

The Environmental Defender Law Centre is an NGO focusing on human and environmental rights protection in developing countries. As they claim, harmed environment means harmed communities which depend on such natural resources. Usually, people don't have the opportunity to participate in the decisionmaking process or other ways to advoe the right to live in a healthy environment. In cases ...

93 nongovernment organisations (NGOs) and subject matter experts committed to improving the protection, promotion and fulfilment of the rights of all children and young people in This report has been prepared in accordance with United Nations .

 · Protecting indigenous rights is NGOs' shared passion. Amalia Souza lives in Brazil, Marcus Colchester is based in the United Kingdom and Cesar Gamboa works in Peru. Although they are geographically distant from one another, the share a passion — protecting the rights of indigenous people and their environments.

NGOs Communities. Partner with us to raise awareness of the need for responsible mining. Labor. Protect rights and quality of life of workers and their communities. Government. Improve policy, incentivize protection of environmental, social and economic value. Finance. Find out how lenders, investors and insurers benefit from membership. Share our vision of a responsible mining industry ...

The right to decide — the right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) for all communities affected by oil, gas, and mining operations. For indigenous people, respect for FPIC is a right under international law and is critical for protecting sacred lands and cultural identity.

 · Human Rights Watch is in third position in our List of Top 20 NGO's in USA. Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 400 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Established in 1978, Human ...

 · Malawi: How NGOs are protecting the rights of local communities impacted by proposed Lilongwe Water Project. See all tags See all tags Finance banking. Malawi. Displacement Poverty/Development/Economic social rights: General Access to information Access to water Free, prior informed consent Housing Land rights Protests Right to food African Development Bank .

 · The main aim of this NGO is bring the additional benefits of modern medical science to those who have most need to them. It provides their healthcare facilities in the poorest area of developing countries. It also eliminates barriers to maintain good and secure health, such as, lack of dirty food and water, and strengthens the rights of the ...

 · A coalition of civil society and community organisations, represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), has instituted legal action in the Pretoria High Court against the Minister of Mineral Resources, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, following his grant of a coal mining right to AthaAfrica Ventures (AAV) inside the sensitive Mabola Protected Environment.

Camino Verde, a small nongovernmental organization (NGO) in the area, dedied to protecting biodiversity, supporting indigenous rights and promoting sustainable landuse practices. Interviews were conducted with 17 important stakeholders in Madre de Dios, including NGO directors, farmers, government officials, biologists and forest technicians. As this paper will show, a grassroots ...

 · This has been overreliant on microcredit, which produces 'rational profitseeking individuals' rather than community efforts – to say nothing of the debt traps many have found themselves in. Or we could look at the Philippines, where I had the opportunity to observe firsthand how joined up small radical NGOs were, both with each other and the communities they were reaching .

In a landmark decision for tribes' rights in India, the Supreme Court on April 18, 2013 rejected the appeal on the mining ban and decreed that the Dongria Kondh would have a decisive say in giving the goahead to Vedanta's mining project. The court recognized that the Dongria Kondh's right to worship their sacred mountain must be 'protected and preserved' and that those with ...

 · NGOs play a crucial role in the preservation and the promotion of human rights especially in the areas of developing countries, where there is less knowledge of the importance of human rights. NGOs practice in promoting public awareness while conducting institutional advocacy, and lobbying to stop any kind of violation. It not only assists in developing society and improving communities but ...

This NGO vows to protect threatened tropical forests and endangered wildlife by partnering with local and community organizations in and around the areas that are being threatened. After purchasing acres of endangered land, they empower local people to help protect it by equipping them with eduion, training, and employment. 20.

Wacam is a premier community based human rights and environmental mining advocacy NGO in Ghana with a communitybased focus. Formed in 1998, Wacam has worked to respond to the social, environmental and economic problems that had resulted from the increased mining investment of the third gold rush. Our work is focused on community mobilisation, organisation and rightsbased .

 · Under the Indigenous Peoples Land Rights project, NGO Forum supports NGOs working together to secure indigenous peoples' land and protect their communities by preventing or mitigating the negative impacts of economic land concessions (ELCs). In particular, NGOs promote proper consultation before granting of projects such as ELCs, following the principle of free, prior and .

Protecting Community Rights – within the Institutional, Legal and Regulatory Framework for Mining Activities in Nigeria This book attempts to address gaps in the promotion and protection of host community rights in Nigeria's solid mineral industry. It provides an overview of the Nigerian institutional legal and regulatory framework on mineral extraction, its social, environmental and human ...

 · Aluminium mining in Baphlimali, India, has caused environment devastation and has wrecked the lifestyle of thousands of Adivasis. For centuries, Adivasi communities like the Paraja, Jhodia, Penga and Kondh have been living amidst the Baphlimali foothills. For generations they have lived in harmony with nature. They lived through rain fed ...

 · [In two rural communities of Okobo and Itobe in Kogi State, the report found out that]...At Okobo [where mining operations are in progress]...their land was deceitfully taken over by the company (ETA Zuma)...The only [water stream] at Okobo has been polluted by the activities of the mining company...women and children travel long distances daily to fetch water...In addition, waste water .

 · Abstract. This paper discusses the right to mine in "protected areas" in South Africa in light of recent court decisions. Citation. Clive Vinti (2019): The right to mine in a 'protected area' in South Africa: Mining and Environmental Justice Community Network of South Africa v Minister of Environmental Affairs, South African Journal on Human Rights, DOI: /