In 2022, the United Nations adopted an historic resolution recognizing that a healthy environment is a human right. Following on the also historic 2010 resolution affirming that water and sanitation are human rights, this new move now allows people and communities to challenge environmentally destructive policies under human rights legislation, giving added legal weight to their charges.
This milestone was led by Canadian David Boyd, lawyer, author, professor and the UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment. David has written several books on the right to a healthy environment and also made several easily available videos where he explains its meaning.
