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Biosphere Defenders Leveraging the Human Right to Healthy Environment for Transformative Change

Picture this: Earth, our beautiful planet, is like a grand puzzle with countless interconnected pieces. Biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are vital parts of this puzzle. These pieces are the life support systems that sustain us all, from the smallest insect … Continue reading » “Biosphere Defenders Leveraging the Human Right to Healthy Environment for Transformative Change”

United Nations Human Rights Award 2023

Global Coalition of civil society organisations, Indigenous Peoples, social movements and local communities for “the universal recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment”.

I am pleased that the Raoul Wallenberg Institute has been engaged in the

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Symposium: ‘Recognising the Right to a Healthy Environment’

On the 20th of September 2022, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) organised, alongside the University of Stirling (UK) and the Global network for Human Rights and Environment, a symposium on ‘Recognising the Right to a Healthy Environment’ (R2HE).

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