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Environmental Human Rights Defenders, Biodiversity and the Right to a Healthy Environment in the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

Ituarte-Lima, Claudia LU ; Terjung, Stella ; Barbosa, Clara ; Kang, Ji Yeon LU and Nardi, Maria Andrea LU orcid (2026)
Abstract
we propose to fully integrate EHRDs rights in the roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels with the aim to uphold a pace that is required to catalyse climate justice for the most affected peoples and territories. A phase-out fossil fuel roadmap should consider the central role they have in protecting life on Earth, safeguarding the climate and environment, thriving biodiversity and leading pathways to sustainability. Embedding this perspective in the roadmap enables holistic governance and rights-aligned approaches.
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Climate change, EHRD, environmental defenders, right to a healthy environment, UNFCCC Conference of the Parties
pages
13 pages
publisher
United Nations Climate Change
project
Biosphere Defenders Leveraging Legal and Governance Tools for Just Sustainability Transformations
language
English
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yes
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9660661f-2344-435a-8388-a0326fdea6a0
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https://unfcccstawebprd01.blob.core.windows.net/pacm/TAFF_submissions/Submission2ConsultationUNFCCCRoadmapFinal.pdf
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2026-05-08 10:12:14
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2026-05-11 08:49:37
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  abstract     = {{we propose to fully integrate EHRDs rights in the roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels with the aim to uphold a pace that is required to catalyse climate justice for the most affected peoples and territories. A phase-out fossil fuel roadmap should consider the central role they have in protecting life on Earth, safeguarding the climate and environment, thriving biodiversity and leading pathways to sustainability. Embedding this perspective in the roadmap enables holistic governance and rights-aligned approaches.}},
  author       = {{Ituarte-Lima, Claudia and Terjung, Stella and Barbosa, Clara and Kang, Ji Yeon and Nardi, Maria Andrea}},
  keywords     = {{Climate change; EHRD; environmental defenders; right to a healthy environment; UNFCCC Conference of the Parties}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{United Nations Climate Change}},
  title        = {{Environmental Human Rights Defenders, Biodiversity and the Right to a Healthy Environment in the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels}},
  url          = {{https://unfcccstawebprd01.blob.core.windows.net/pacm/TAFF_submissions/Submission2ConsultationUNFCCCRoadmapFinal.pdf}},
  year         = {{2026}},
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