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environmental harm. The Independent Expert encourages all those interested in
human rights and the environment to review the compendium of practices for sources
of inspiration and models for future actions.
104. The Independent Expert also urges Governments, international institutions,
corporations, civil society organizations and others to continue to develop good
practices, and the Human Rights Council and OHCHR to continue to cooperate with
other partners, such as UNEP and UNDP, to encourage such development and to
disseminate information about such practices.
105. That so many are engaged in bringing human rights perspectives to
environmental protection is highly encouraging. At the same time, the emphasis on
good practices should not obscure the work that remains to be done to ensure that
human rights relating to the environment are fully respected, protected and fulfilled.
106. Many areas require further attention in this respect. The Independent Expert
continues to emphasize the importance of two areas in particular: the importance of
clarifying and implementing human rights obligations relating to transboundary
environmental harm, in particular with regard to the global harm caused by climate
change; and the urgent need to take more effective steps to protect the rights of
environmental human rights defenders.
107. Finally, at the conclusion of the three-year mandate established by Human
Rights Council resolution 19/10, the Independent Expert wishes to express his
profound gratitude to all those people, far too many to name, who have helped him to
carry out this work.
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