With the urgent global challenges posed by environmental degradation and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and nature and biodiversity loss, the question of the need for an autonomous right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment has never been more timely.
On Wednesday 3 May, the Icelandic Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, with the support of the Council of Europe Secretariat, will organise a high-level conference on "The right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in practice."
The conference will be opened by the Prime Minister of Iceland and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, followed by a keynote speech from former President of the European Court of Human Rights, Robert Spano. Distinguished speakers from around the globe, including presidents of national apex courts, will engage in comprehensive discussions, reflecting on the necessity of an autonomous right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment and exploring the practical implementation of this right in a national context from both European and global perspectives in this one-day conference.
Join us at this significant event to contribute to the discourse on environmental human rights in Europe and beyond.
Registration open until 27 April.
More information:
- Programme of the conference
- Registration form
- Human rights and the environment
- Steering Committee for Human Rights
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