Is it time to formally recognise right to a healthy environment?

Many experts in the United Nations think so. Here's what they say.

"Applying a rights-based approach to the environmental crisis not only clarifies what is at stake; it catalyzes ambitious action, emphasizes prevention, focuses on the needs of those most affected and increases accountability. The rights-based approach would help address inequality and ensure protection for all members of society, with a particular emphasis on people in vulnerable situations."

Over 1,100 civil society, youth and indigenous peoples’ organizations have called upon the United Nations to recognize the right to a healthy environment.

This is where you can join them: http://healthyenvironmentisaright.org/