Professor David Boyd (SPPGA; IRES) is the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment. He contributes two annexes, on global sacrifice zones and good practices, to the UN report titled The Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment. He is set to present the report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 10.
The UN Human Rights Council adopted and recognized the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment on October 8, 2021. This resolution marks a turning point in the fight for universal human rights and can accelerate action to address the global environmental crisis.
Learn more about Professor David Boyd’s report through his media mentions below:
February 15
Reuters: Pollution Causing More Deaths than COVID, Action Needed, Says U.N. Expert
David Boyd says “current approaches to managing the risks posed by pollution and toxic substances are clearly failing,” evident in the high number of premature deaths caused by pollution highlighted in his UN report.
