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Bookmark or Share- Why having a clean and healthy environment is a human rightAfter being first debated in the 1990s, the UN Human Rights Council declared that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. Leading civil society voices told us why this is so crucial to ensure a healthy environment for all.
- The right to a healthy environment: 6 things you need to knowSREnvironment. But why is this recognition important, and what does it mean for climate change-affected communities? Here are six key things you need to know, compiled by us here at UN News. 1....
- Exploring how a clean, healthy environment improves well ...The environment has a tremendous impact on our health. Healthy soil supports crop growth, clean air decreases exposure to respiratory harm, clean rivers and lakes sustain the needs of humans and wildlife. These elements maintain the critical cycles of the ecosystem that keep this world alive.
- Six reasons why a healthy environment should be a human rightBiodiversity. Pollution. Rights. More than 150 countries have recognized that their people have a right to a healthy environment. But environmental risks, like air pollution and water contamination, claim the lives of tens of millions of people every year.
- UN says access to a ‘clean, healthy’ environment is a human ...The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) acknowledged Friday that access to a “safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a basic human right for the first time.
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