Open Global Rights Presents the Voice of Experts on the Right to a Healthy Environment

Legal recognition of the link between human wellbeing and the welfare of the natural world is a fairly recent development, and one that has spread rapidly. In the last few decades, a substantial majority of countries have recognised the right to a healthy environment (R2HE) as a human right – be it through the adoption of domestic legislation, accession to international treaties, and UN resolutions, or through the rulings of courts across different countries.

This series of articles, in partnership with Open Global Rights, convenes experts to examine the evolving landscape of R2HE, drawing parallels to recent global resolutions acknowledging it as a fundamental human right. It focuses on the pragmatic aspects of implementing and enhancing compliance with R2HE.