Good health does not begin in hospitals or gyms; it starts with the environment we live in. While it is widely accepted that clean air, fertile soil, and safe water are essential for both human and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about ESG policy, laws, and regulations. For the first two weeks in December, the International Court ...

United Nations Human Rights Prize 2023 awarded to the Global Coalition for universal recognition of the right to a healthy environment. Awarded once every five years to five recipients, this is the ...

A contentious proposal to amend California’s Constitution to enshrine environmental rights for all citizens has been delayed for at least another year after it failed to gain traction ahead of a ...

Kids advocating for environmental protections should be acknowledged, UN says. A United Nations committee strengthened a treaty on Monday on children's rights in their fight against climate change, ...

One of the biggest factors in human health is the environment. Underlining this importance, the United Nations entities issued a joint statement in 2021 recognizing the “right to a safe, clean, ...

On July 28, member states of the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt a historic resolution that recognizes that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. While the ...

Kayla Missman specializes in making complicated topics more approachable. She has eight years of experience in journalism, editing and marketing, allowing her to dive into interesting topics and ...

Last month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found the Peruvian government responsible for violating the right to a healthy environment, among other rights, of residents of La Oroya, a town ...

Does your home promote a healthy eating environment? In other words, is it easy to make healthy choices when you or your family is hungry at home? Or are there too many tempting unhealthy choices?