Please find information to support your work in defence of people and planet:
The Aarhus Convention is a new kind of environmental agreement. The Convention:
• Links environmental rights and human rights
• Acknowledges that we owe an obligation to future generations
• Establishes sustainable development needs to involve all stakeholders
• Links government accountability and environmental protection
• Focuses on interactions between the public and public authorities in a democratic context.
https://unece.org/environment-policy/public-participation/aarhus-convention/introduction
Environmental Defenders and the Special Rapporteur
Michel Forst is the first Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders elected under Aarhus Convention.
Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention | UNECE
Contact the Special Rapporteur: aarhus-envdefenders@un.org
UN right to a clean and healthy environment
Whilst not legally binding on the 193 member states the resolution calls on all member states
to step up efforts to ensure their people have access to a „clean, healthy and sustainable environment.“
Earth Defenders Toolkit
This website provides resources and tools for earth defenders: