The UN says access to a healthy environment is a human right. Here’s what it means for Australia

Wed, 2 Nov 2022 19:31:31 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/the-un-says-access-to-a-healthy-environment-is-a-human-right-heres-what-it-means-for-australia-188218>

"The United Nations recently declared that access to a clean, healthy and
sustainable environment is a universal human right.

The declaration was the result of a hard-fought global campaign, coming hot on
the heels of the UN Human Rights Council’s recognition of the right last year.
It’s been a long road to get here, as the right was first recognised 50 years
ago in the landmark Stockholm Declaration.

You might hear this news and wonder what it will mean. After all, UN member
states don’t have to comply with the resolution. But in fact, it’s better news
than it sounds.

When the UN passed a resolution in 2010 recognising the human right to water,
countries around the world set to work changing their constitutions and
introducing new programs to improve water management.

So will Australia join the rest of the world and introduce the right?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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