What now? Options for next steps following UN recognition of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment

Following the Human Rights Council and General Assembly resolutions recognising the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment (R2E), adopted in 2021 and 2022 respectively ( HRC/RES/48/13 and A/RES/76/300 ), it is time to consider appropriate next steps in advancing the legal recognition, implementation, and monitoring of this right. With the above in mind, on 18 October the Permanent Mission of … Continue reading What now? Options for next steps following UN recognition of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment