Recent Developments
In October 2021, a landmark resolution was adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council, recognising the universal humanright to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
This followed longstanding calls for recognition of a right to a healthy environment... and Indigenous Peoples.
A resolution was also adopted on the creation of a Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change.
Many countries and regions already recognise the right to a healthy environment
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