States must fulfil human rights obligations in protecting biodiversity, UN expert urges
Governments around the world are being urged by a United Nations expert to fulfil their human rights obligations to protect the world’s irreplaceable plants and animals. Speaking ahead of World Wildlife Day on Friday 3 March, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, said: “The rapid loss of biological diversity around the world should be setting off alarm bells. “We are well on our way to the sixth global extinction of species in the history of the planet...
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