Since 69 states signed a declaration in favor of the recognition of the right to a healthy environment, 2021 is on track to become a game-changing year to achieve the international recognition of this fundamental right.
in 2022, governments from around the world will adopt a high-level political declaration on the environment. For it to be as ambitious as possible, we have teamed up to form Pathway to the 2022 Declaration, a Blog by Jurists for Diplomats.
The new year requires us to build back better. 2021 grants us the opportunity to mark a turning point in our relationship with our environment and to enshrine the environmental rights and duties of all.
NGOs, jurists, and citizens from all over the world are calling the United Nations to recognize the right to a healthy environment. This fundamental right is one of the pillars of the preliminary draft of the Global Pact of the Environment.
The book Rouge Carbone by Laurent Fabius has just been published. The former president of COP 21, architect of the famous Paris Agreement, calls on states to act against climate change.
Consulted during the first informal meeting of States at the UN, NGOs called for the adoption of a Global Pact for the Environment.
From July 21-23, 2020, states, NGOs, and UN agencies met online for the first of three consultations to prepare a political declaration on the environment for 2022.
The Environmental Law Institute just published a new book, written by Maria Antonia Tigre, and exclusively focusing on the Global Pact for the Environment.
Discover the personalities from around the world who support the recognition of our environmental rights and duties through a Global Pact for the Environment: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Trudie Tyler & Sting, Trisha Shetty, and many more!
On August 30st 2019, three months after the outcome of the Nairobi negotiations, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a new resolution relating to the Global Pact …