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Civil society groups call on First Minister to ‘show leadership’ by enshrining a legal right to a healthy environment – press release

Publication Date
17 July 2024
Type
  • Press releases
Topic
  • Right to a healthy environment
Synopsis

Over sixty environmental, human rights, and health organisations have written an open letter to Scotland’s First Minister, urging him to push ahead with plans for an enforceable right to a heathy environment in the next Programme for Government.

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