Cornell, ERCS's Rights Officer, works on raising awareness of environmental rights and supporting equitable participation in environmental decision-making ...
Dismay and concern after Scottish Government abandons flagship Human Rights Bill
The Programme for Government announced yesterday signals the Scottish Government’s abject failure to deliver on their promise of a Scottish Human Rights Bill including the right to a healthy environment ...
Systemic failure to enforce engine idling ban is putting public health at risk – press release
Engine idling is banned in Scotland because it releases toxic exhaust fumes that are harmful to human health and the environment. Yet despite numerous reports of idling, there has been a systemic failure to enforce the ban at air pollution hotspots ...
Lunchtime 101: Why Scotland needs a legal right to a healthy environment
What is the right to a healthy environment and what would legal environmental rights mean for Scotland? Watch our free lunchtime webinar ...
Lead shot contamination of soil and water – Mary’s Voice for Justice
Mary Hurry questions her local authority and environmental regulators about contamination from lead shot and encountering a lack of responsibility from all ...
Former UN Special Rapporteur explains in 90 seconds why Scotland needs the right to a healthy environment
During the last six years as the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Professor David R. Boyd has supported countless people across the world to implement and use their right to a healthy environment – watch his message to Scotland ...
Lunchtime 101: Sewage sludge on farmland
What are the environmental and health risks of spreading sewage sludge on farmland? Watch our free lunchtime webinar ...
Reflecting on the Rights Detectives investigation into a right to a healthy environment for children and young people
Juliet Harris, Director of Together Scotland, reflects on how the right to a healthy environment can strengthen children’s rights across the First Ministers priority areas for action ...
