
Dr. David R. Boyd
@enviroptimist
Former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, author, professor at UBC (IRES/SPPGA), father, barnacleman, ironman
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03-09-2013 17:49:38
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A clear message from the health community and the public - Clean Air is not a privilege but a HUMAN RIGHT! Global Climate and Health Alliance Dr Maria Neira



This statement was read by the Costa Rica representation during my interactive dialogue at the UN Human Rights Council, a call to protect and empower Environmental human rights defenders. 48 States have signed until now, and it's open for signatures two more weeks.





The Ministers at the Council of Europe (Council of Europe) must start negotiations for a binding protocol to recognize the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment under the European Convention on Human Rights. SR human rights & climate change, Elisa Morgera Pedro Arrojo Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur Marcos A Orellana #HealthyEnviro


Right to a Healthy Environment at the CoE Dr. David R. Boyd Council of Europe Desde el 2020, que pusimos en marcha #1Planet1Right con BirdLife International tenemos muy claro que el derecho a un medio ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible cuente con una protección jurídica vinculante que lo haga plenamente exigible. Junto con APDHE instamos a los ministros del








“Where there is a right, there is a remedy,” says Center for International Environmental Law's Camilla Pollera on #WorldEnvironmentDay We need an additional protocol to the ECHR to legally protect our right to a healthy environment and provide these safeguards. Council of Europe Ministers, act now!
