Our petition launched today calls for an enforceable human right to a healthy environment for every person in Scotland...
Human right to a healthy environment
8 December 2021
11 November 2021
Come to the launch of our Call to Action!
We warmly invite you to the launch of our Call to Action and Advocacy Manifesto: A right to a healthy environment that works, Wednesday 8 December 1-1:45pm (online, free). Now more than ever we need a human right to a healthy environment to tackle the climate and nature emergencies. Hear about the legal reforms that are needed and support the launch of our online petition ...
13 October 2021
United Nations Human Rights Council recognises the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment
Great news!
The United Nations Human Rights Council recognised last Friday (8th October) for the first time, that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right ...
29 April 2021
Parties’ election promises on environmental rights compared
Ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary election on 6 May, here is what the political parties have said in their election manifestos about incorporating the human right to a healthy environment ...
1 April 2021
Update: Taskforce recommendations and Parliamentary debate
March was a busy month! Read our blog on the headlines from the
Taskforce's report, the Parliamentary debate and our next steps ...
2 February 2021
Why Scotland needs a human right to a healthy environment
Without a healthy environment, humanity cannot survive. ERCS is advocating for a human right to a healthy environment to be included in Scots law as part of a new Human Rights (Scotland) Act.
Read on to find out why we need a human right to a healthy environment, why Scotland needs to act, and what we are doing to support this ...
Come to the launch of our Call to Action!
We warmly invite you to the launch of our Call to Action and Advocacy Manifesto: A right to a healthy environment that works, Wednesday 8 December 1-1:45pm (online, free). Now more than ever we need a human right to a healthy environment to tackle the climate and nature emergencies. Hear about the legal reforms that are needed and support the launch of our online petition ...
United Nations Human Rights Council recognises the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment
Great news! The United Nations Human Rights Council recognised last Friday (8th October) for the first time, that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right ...
Parties’ election promises on environmental rights compared
Ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary election on 6 May, here is what the political parties have said in their election manifestos about incorporating the human right to a healthy environment ...
Update: Taskforce recommendations and Parliamentary debate
March was a busy month! Read our blog on the headlines from the Taskforce's report, the Parliamentary debate and our next steps ...
Why Scotland needs a human right to a healthy environment
Without a healthy environment, humanity cannot survive. ERCS is advocating for a human right to a healthy environment to be included in Scots law as part of a new Human Rights (Scotland) Act. Read on to find out why we need a human right to a healthy environment, why Scotland needs to act, and what we are doing to support this ...
