USING MODULE 15 INA TRAINING PROGRAM
The Right to A Healthy Environment
GO TO SECTION I - MODULE 15
This module should help trainees understand/clarify for themselves:
- the history of the development of the right;
- relevant international and national standards; and
- implementation and enforcement mechanisms at the international and national levels.
Suggested Methods
¨ Lecture presentation: Based on the module, a lecture presentation could be given clarifying the concept of the right to a healthy environment. Alternatively, a group working on environmental issues could be asked to describe how they are dealing with environmental issues from a rights perspective.
¨ Preparation of a petition: A facilitator could provide a case in which people are affected as a result of environmental damages. Working in small groups, the participants should prepare a petition stating the case of affected people by using the argument that they have a right to a clean and healthy environment.
