Politics Photo by Adam Jang on Unsplash Pressure builds on Council of Europe to put right to healthy environment in law Iceland is leading discussions about recognising the right to a healthy environment across the 46 nations of the Council of Europe.
Photo by Mathias P.R. Reding on Unsplash A rights-based approach can address environmental threats to Canadians In a historic move, the United Nations Human Rights Council recently voted in favour of recognizing the right to a healthy environment. This right has already been recognized by 156 countries. Canada is not yet one of them.