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T1 Human Rights and the Environmental Rule of Law - Issue Brief
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 human rights
K1 rule of law
K1 environmental law
K1 COVID-19
K1 health
K1 environmental standard
K1 access to information
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35408
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/35408
NO This brief deals with Sustainable Development Goal 16, the environmental rule of law and the link between human rights and a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. Access rights concerning environmental information, public participation and environmental justice are discussed. The brief examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human rights and the environmental rule of law. There is focus on the role of environmental human rights defenders (EHRDS) in the Asia-Pacific region in promoting avenues for an environmentally sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief canvasses good practices and ongoing challenges, including the legal protections needed for environmental human rights defenders. It sets out key messages and a range of recommendations.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026