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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Law</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Law</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Юридические науки</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2337</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-9001</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">24572</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2337-2020-24-3-780-800</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL LAW</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЕ ПРАВО</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE OIC COUNTRIES: GENESIS, ONGOING INITIATIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>СОСТОЯНИЕ ОХРАНЫ ОКРУЖАЮЩЕЙ СРЕДЫ В СТРАНАХ - ЧЛЕНАХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ИСЛАМСКОГО СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВА: ИСТОРИЯ, ПРИНИМАЕМЫЕ МЕРЫ И РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПРАВОЗАЩИТНОГО ХАРАКТЕРА</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Butt</surname><given-names>Marghoob S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бутт</surname><given-names>Маргуб Салим</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Diplomat, Human rights advisors to the OIC Secretary General and other relevant OIC bodies and organs, Doctoral student</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>дипломат, советник по правам человека Генерального секретаря, а также других органов ОИС, соискатель ученой степени кандидата наук в Российском университете дружбы народов</p></bio><email>marghoob.butt@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Независимая постоянная комиссия по правам человека Организации исламского сотрудничества (ОИС)</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 24, NO3 (2020)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 24, №3 (2020)</issue-title><fpage>780</fpage><lpage>800</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-09-14"><day>14</day><month>09</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Butt M.S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, Бутт М.С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Butt M.S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Бутт М.С.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/view/24572">https://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/view/24572</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article focuses on the state of environment protection at global and regional levels. It dwells in detail on the definitions, history, causes of climate change and the efforts made by the international community to address this existential threat in a just and efficient manner, as well as the ongoing efforts to salvage the future of humanity by embarking on the road to sustainable development. The article also focuses on explaining the state of environmental degradation from a human rights perspective and suggests requisite measures that ensure the promotion and protection of human rights of the most disadvantageous persons and segments of every society. The special emphasis is placed on the origin of Islamic ecological thought, the dichotomy between Islamic precepts, which are fully in line with the just and sustainable use of natural resources, and the contradictory practices of Muslim countries. Equally important in this regard are the various initiatives, policies and decisions taken by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the challenge of environment protection at the national, regional and international levels, as part of the global community. In dealing with the state of environment protection in the OIC countries, the article also situates the overall debate within the context of the right to a healthy environment and the concept of climate justice. It accordingly makes a number of recommendations to different stakeholders including the primary target of the article i.e. the OIC countries both from a developmental and human rights perspective.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Статья посвящена вопросам охраны окружающей среды на универсальном и региональном уровнях. В ней подробно рассматриваются определения, история, причины изменения климата, а также усилия, предпринимаемые международным сообществом по устранению существующих угроз и спасению будущего человечества в рамках достижения устойчивого развития. Автором также рассматривается охрана окружающей среды в правозащитном измерении и предлагаются меры, необходимые для обеспечения поощрения и защиты прав человека в целом и наиболее уязвимых категорий лиц в частности. Особый акцент в статье делается на историю экологического мышления в исламских государствах, на дихотомию исламских заповедей, полностью соответствующих справедливому и устойчивому распределению природных ресурсов, и практикой ряда государств. Не менее важными в этой связи являются различные инициативы, предпринимаемые Организацией исламского сотрудничества (ОИС) для охраны окружающей среды на национальном, региональном и универсальном уровнях. В отношении охраны окружающей среды в странах ОИС в статье рассматриваются подходы к защите права на благоприятную окружающую среду и концепции «климатической справедливости». В свою очередь автор дает ряд рекомендаций странам-членам ОИС с точки зрения проблематики развития и защиты прав человека.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>climate change</kwd><kwd>deforestation</kwd><kwd>Kyoto Protocol</kwd><kwd>Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)</kwd><kwd>Paris Climate Agreement</kwd><kwd>right to a healthy environment</kwd><kwd>sustainable development</kwd><kwd>United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>изменение климата</kwd><kwd>вырубка лесов</kwd><kwd>Киотский протокол</kwd><kwd>Организация исламского сотрудничества</kwd><kwd>ОИС</kwd><kwd>Парижское соглашение 2015 г</kwd><kwd>право на благоприятную окружающую среду</kwd><kwd>устойчивое развитие</kwd><kwd>Рамочная конвенция Организации Объединенных Наций об изменении климата</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Abashidze, A., Solntsev, A., Kiseleva, E., Koneva, A., Kruglov, D. 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