michelforst.bsky.social
UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention https://unece.org/env/pp/aarhus-convention/special-rapporteur
👤 Joined on 24 November 2024
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@michelforst.bsky.socialInspired by the environmental #humanrights defenders and civil society actors I met at the first European Forum on #EHRDs. Their courage in exposing environmental harm offers hope for our planet. States have an obligation to ensure they can work freely and safely.
Show Post🌍✊ Environmental defenders are not criminals. They are democracy in action. 📣 We’re happy to share that the Guidelines on the Right to Peaceful Environmental Protest and Civil Disobedience by UN SR on Environmental Defenders @michelforst.bsky.social are now available in French, Spanish and Russian.
Show PostIn a vote on Day 3 of #AarhusPRTRsMoPs, Parties to #AarhusMoP8 have elected @michelforst.bsky.social to continue his mandate on his second term as Special Rapporteur on #EnvironmentalDefenders under the #AarhusConvention, to which he will continue to do his work "impartially and conscientiously."
Show Post🟢 @michelforst.bsky.social, the current Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, was reappointed, meaning his important work protecting defenders can continue for four more years. Check out the SR's guidelines on peaceful protest 👉 unece.org/environment/...
Show PostFinally, we welcome the recognition in the #GenevaDeclaration on the triple planetary crisis in the face of geopolitical tensions to key issues essential to the promotion of environmental democracy, including: ❗Conflict of interest, ❗Transparency, and ❗The Right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll.
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