Environmental damage or degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife. It is defined as any change or disturbance to the environment perceived to be deleterious or undesirable. (drafted from Wikipedia)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Treaty articles
Preamble
Reaffirming the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development which states, in its Principle 2, that States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction,
Convention on Biological Diversity
Treaty articles
Impact Assessment and Minimizing Adverse Impacts
2. 2. The Conference of the Parties shall examine, on the basis of studies to be carried out, the issue of liability and redress, including restoration and compensation, for damage to biological diversity, except where such liability is a purely internal matter.
Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol
Treaty articles
Article 3. Scope
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Article 2. Use of terms
b. “Damage” means an adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health, that:
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Convention on Biological Diversity
Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol