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Mangroves of China: a brief review
1997
Central Asia and Caucasus China Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)
East Asia Taiwan, Province Of China
Access to Information
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Education
Financial Liability Natural resources damages
Marine and Coastal Aquaculture Coastal zone management Mangroves Protected Marine Areas
Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas
Public Participation
Sustainable Development
Tourism Coastal developments
Centre for Environmental Justice v. Anura Satharasinghe et. al, W.P. 291 of 2015, Sri Lanka Court of Appeal (16 November 16, 2020) (Wilpattu forest case)
2020
South Asia Sri Lanka
Polluter Pays Principle
Protected Areas
Tagarkunyala
2020
Central America Panama
Constitutions
Indigenous Peoples
Protected Areas
European Commission v. Federal Republic of Germany (C-142/16) (European Court of Justice, Second Chamber) (26 April 2017)
2017
Western Europe Germany
Biodiversity
Energy Coal and gas power plants
Environmental Impact Assessment Cumulative Impacts
Protected Areas
Water Resources Rivers
Wildlife Endangered species
Sierra Club v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, No. 18-1082 (4th Cir. 2018)
2018
North America United States of America
Protected Areas
A U.S. court vacated a decision granting a right-of-way for a proposed natural gas pipeline that would have crossed a portion of a U.S. national park. The National Park Service failed to provide any explanation justifying its determination that pipeline construction and use would be consistent with the conservation and preservation purposes of the national park.
Mohamed Ali Baadi and Others v. Attorney General, High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (No. 22 of 2012) (April 2018)
2018
Sub-Saharan Africa Kenya
Economics
Environmental Impact Assessment Cumulative Impacts Enforcement Public participation
Marine and Coastal
Protected Areas World Heritage Sites
Public Participation
Right to ... Healthy Environment
The High Court of Kenya remanded the environmental license issued for a port project for reconsideration and directed the project proponent to pay Kshs. 1.7 billion in compensation to affected fishing communities who will be impacted by the project. During the reconsideration process, decisionmakers must evaluate the external costs of the port project on the environment and local communities.
Pro Public v. Godavari Marble Industries Pvt. Ltd.
2016
South Asia Nepal
Biodiversity
Economics
Mining
Protected Areas World Heritage Sites
Sustainable Development
The Nepal Supreme Court directed a marble mine to close operations in order to protect the cultural and biological resources of the Godavari Hills.
Alberto Castilla c/ Estado de Colombia
2016
South America Colombia
Land Rights
Mining
Oil & Gas
Protected Areas
Right to ... Healthy Environment Water
The government of Colombia has a constitutional duty to protect high elevation wetlands that are an important source of fresh water to communities and provide other valuable environmental services.
Demanda Contencioso Administrativa de Nulidad de La Resolucion AG-0139-2009 (Expediente 9-12)
2016
Central America Panama
Mining
Protected Areas
Ya’Axche Conservation Trust v. Wilber Sabido, Chief Forest Officer, et al., CCJ Application BZCV2014/003, [2014] CCJ 14 (AJ) (Caribbean Court of Justice) (31 July 2014)
2014
Central America Belize
Protected Areas

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