A non-profit organization representing the residential communities of Cunupia sought judicial review of the decision of the Environmental Management Authority to enter into a consent agreement with a company in respect of the establishment of a concrete batching plant.
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Concerned Residents of Cunupia v. Environmental Management Authority and RPN Enterprises Limited
07/08/2015 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Trinidad and TobagoUlric ‘Buggy’ Haynes Coaching School Et Al v. Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development
16/06/2015 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Trinidad and TobagoOn 8 July 2013, the claimants became aware of the plans by the Government to establish a sporting development on the Orange Grove Savannah, a public open space utilized daily by a wide cross section of the public (coaching schools, youth and retirees, among others).
All Tobago Fisherfolk Association v. Tobago House of Assembly
17/11/2014 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Trinidad and TobagoThe Tobago House of Assembly expressly endorsed the contents of a document entitled “Framework for Identifying and Communicating with the Affected Users of BHP Billiton‘s (BHPB) 2014 Deep Water Seismic Survey Area” submitted to the Environmental Management Authority without consultation with the...
Sentencia de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia (T-800 de 2014)
31/10/2014 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment Indigenous peoples ColombiaUn miembro de la comunidad raizal solicita la protección del derecho fundamental a la consulta previa y la integridad cultural de los integrantes de su comunidad que habitan en la isla de Providencia alegando la falta de participación en el desarrollo de un proyecto turístico en la isla, a...
The Queen v. Gray Et Al
14/07/2014 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment BahamasAn environmental non-governmental organization challenged the construction and operation of a cruise passenger destination which included a captive marine mammal facility at Blackbeard’s Cay off the Northern Coast of New Providence.
Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management et al v. Attorney General et al
03/04/2014 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment BelizeA multinational company applied for permission to engage in exploratory oil drilling in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. The Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed project was subject to a public consultation, held by the Department of Environment on 25 October 2012.
Sentencia de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación de México (Amparo No. 631/2012)
08/05/2013 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental education Environmental assessment Indigenous peoples MexicoEn el año 2010 el Estado Mexicano impulsó el proyecto “Acueducto Independencia” que pretendía trasvasar alrededor de 60 millones de metros cúbicos de agua desde la presa “El Novillo” –ubicada en la cuenca del Río Yaqui- hasta la cuenca del Río Sonora, para la ciudad de Hermosillo.
Sentencia de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia (T-348/2012)
15/06/2012 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment ColombiaAcción de Tutela instaurada por una asociación de pescadores contra varias entidades públicas y un consorcio que desarrolla un proyecto de infraestructura vial para que se amparen varios de sus derechos fundamentales como el derecho al trabajo y a la vida digna.
Jamaica Environment Trust v. Natural Resources Conservation Authority and Natural Environment & Planning Agency
13/10/2011 Rights: Information Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment JamaicaOn 16 February 2007 Jamaica’s National Works Agency (NWA) submitted applications for the construction and dredging projects in the Palisadoes, an area with significant historical, ecological and cultural value.
Save Guana Cay Reef Association Ltd and Others v. the Queen and Others
17/11/2009 Rights: Participation Justice Topics: Environmental assessment BahamasAn appeal was lodged before the Privy Council against the Court of Appeal of Bahamas upholding the approval by the Government of the Bahamas, in principle, of a proposed large-scale development in the north-west part of Great Guana Cay, both on land and in the sea, with far-reaching economic,...
