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Jitendra Singh v. Ministry of Environment , Civil Appeal 5109 of 2019 (25 November 2019)Supreme Court of India An industrial company attempted to forcibly take over and fill nearly five acres of communal ponds in village Saini, near New Delhi,…
Representatives of Wayuu indigenous communities presented constitutional claims against government authorities and a mining company (Cerrejón) for threatening their fundamental rights to water, food, and health by diverting a 3-kilometer section of a stream (Arroyo Bruno) in order to expand…
Director: Mineral Development, Gauteng Region v Save the Vaal Environment (Case No. 133/98)[1999] SCA 9, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (12 March 1999), available at or A local environmental association (“Save the Vaal Environment”) petitioned South…
Law on Environmental Protection (2014) Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP on Environmental Protection Planning, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Environmental Protection Plans (2015) Decree No. 40/2019/ND-CP on Amendments to Decrees on Guidelines for the Law on Environment Protection (2019)
Saudi Arabia Environmental Impact Assessment Laws Environmental Act No. 193, promulgated by Royal Decree No. M/34 of 2001 (English translation not available as of July 2019) General Environmental Regulations and Rules for Implementation, 2001 & Appendices (Appendix 1 – Environmental…
Rwanda Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Law, Regulations, and Guidance: 1) Law No. 04/2005 Organic Law determining the modalities of protection, conservation and promotion of environment in Rwanda 2) Ministerial Order No. 003/2008 Ministerial Order relating to the requirements and procedure for environmental impact…
Him Jagriti Uttaranchal Welfare Society v. India, No. 15/2014, National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench) (31 May 2019) In 2019, the New Delhi bench of the National Green Tribunal reviewed the procedural history for a case raising environmental and health concerns…
“[O]ur Constitution gives every Zimbabwean the right to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations. That is done through legislative and other measures that prevent ecological degradation, promote conservation and secure ecological sustainable development. Ecologically…
