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Human right to healthy environment – full joint briefing with Scottish LINK

Publication Date
March 2021
Type
  • Briefings
Topic
  • Right to a healthy environment
Synopsis

This paper supports LINK’s Election Manifesto ask to ‘enshrine the right to a healthy and safe environment in a Human Rights (Scotland) Bill’. This paper argues that securing this right underpins all environmental objectives, supports existing human rights, and is fundamental to combating the climate and biodiversity crises.

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