Human Rights and Environment
All human beings depend on the environment in which we live. A safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is integral to the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. Without a healthy environment, we are unable to fulfill our aspirations or even live at a level commensurate with minimum standards of human dignity. At the same time, protecting human rights helps to protect the environment. When people are able to learn about, and participate in, the decisions that affect them, they can help to ensure that those decisions respect their need for a sustainable environment.
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Organizations
Thematic Platforms
Geneva Roadmap 40/11 for Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Geneva Roadmap 40/11 for Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Aarhus Convention
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
InforMEA
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
OHCHR
Experts
Adriana Bessa
Adriana Bessa is a Senior Research Fellow at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.
Amanda Kron
Amanda Kron is an Associate Expert on Climate Change and Environment at the United Nations Human Rights.
Andrés del Castillo
Andrés del Castillo is the Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Benjamin Schachter
Benjamin Schachter is Human Rights Officer and Environment team leader at United Nations Human Rights.
David Azoulay
David Azoulay is the Managing Attorney of the Center for International Environmental Law’s (CIEL) Geneva Office and the Director of CIEL’s Environmental Health Program.
David R. Boyd
David R. Boyd is the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment.
Fiona Marshall
Fiona Marshall is an Environmental Affairs Officer and the Secretary to the Compliance Committee at the Aarhus Convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Francesca Mingrone
Francesca Mingrone is a Geneva-based staff attorney for the Climate & Energy Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Giulia Carlini
Giulia Carlini is a Senior Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and co-chair of IPEN Toxic Plastics Working Group.
Hélionor De Anzizu
Hélionor De Anzizu is a Staff Attorney for the Environmental Health Program of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Ian Fry
Ian Fry is the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change
Ira Gibson
Ira Gibson is a Program Officer in Human Rights and Development, Peace and Security Policy at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Geneva Office.
Lien Vandamme
Lien Vandamme is a Senior Campaigner for Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law's (CIEL) office in Geneva.
Marcos Orellana
Marcos Orellana is the UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights.
Peter Bille Larsen
Peter Bille Larson is Senior Lecturer and Associate Researcher, at the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Institute and Department of Sociology, of the University of Geneva.
Rossella Recupero
Rossella Recupero is a Communications Associate at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL).
Sandra Epal-Ratjen
Sandra Epal-Ratjen is the International Advocacy Director and Deputy Executive Director of Franciscans International.
Sébastien Duyck
Sébastien Duyck is a Senior Attorney in the Climate & Energy Program at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Campaign Manager for the Human Rights and Climate Change portfolio.
Yves Lador
Yves Lador is the representative of Earthjustice to the United Nations in Geneva.Events
Body Meeting
51st Session of the Human Rights Council | HRC51
12 Sep – 07 Oct 2022
Palais des Nations
HRC
Conference
HRC51 Side Event | Protecting the Frontline: Good Practices for Supporting Environmental Human Rights Defenders
05 Oct 2022 09:00 – 10:00
Palais des Nations | Room XXV & Online
URG, UNEP, OHCHR, GEN
Body Meeting
10th meeting of the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making under the Aarhus Convention
10 – 11 Oct 2022
Palais des Nations | Room XXII
Aarhus Convention
Body Meeting
OHCHR-UNEP joint briefing for member States on UN system efforts to advance the right to a healthy environment.
11 Oct 2022 14:00 – 16:00
Palais des Nations
UNEP, OHCHR
Conference
Geneva Peace Week 2022
31 Oct – 04 Nov 2022
Geneva & Online
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, IHEID, UNOG, QUNO, DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Meeting of the Aarhus Convention Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders
23 Nov 2022 10:00 – 12:00
Online
Aarhus Convention
Learning
Course in Geneva
Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
14 Oct 2022
Maison de la Paix, The Geneva Graduate Institute
IHEID
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