OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ Post

Dear friends and colleagues, Join your voice to ours: in the face of ongoing environmental challenges, civil society organisations and social movements are coming together to call on the Member States of the Council of Europe to protect the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment through an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights. As the triple planetary crisis escalates, the importance of protecting the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment has already been reflected by the UN Human Rights Council in 2021, by the UN General Assembly in 2022, and by over 160 countries worldwide. However, the *Council of Europe (CoE), the continent's strongest system for the protection and enforcement of human rights*, representing 46 Member States and over 700 million citizens, *has yet to officially recognize it*. We respectfully ask you to endorse this letter and to share this call as widely as possible with other organisations that might be interested in joining this cause. The time for Europe to protect this right is NOW! Such a protocol would not only strengthen the existing legal system but also enhance the European Court of Human Rights' ability to protect environmental rights. It would also send a strong signal to both national and international communities, affirming Europe's commitment to tackling the environmental crisis and providing its citizens with an enforceable right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. We've signed, please sign as well: https://lnkd.in/dA9SbhyJ

For over half a century, Proctor has woven Native American perspectives into its educational mission, and this tradition continued with a visit from CheeNulKa Pocknett, who shared the Wampanoag community's story of resilience, environmental stewardship, and cultural adaptation. Read more in today's blog post Native American Program: We Are All Related https://hubs.ly/Q02Y0v9s0

🌿 Exploring Dialogue and Deliberation at COCE 2025 🌿 Together with Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, I am considering putting together a panel on Dialogue and Deliberation (second-order research) at the Conference on Communication and Environment (COCE 2025). This panel will delve into how we can rethink environmental communication and foster more inclusive, multi-stakeholder dialogue. If you’re passionate about collaborative governance, critical engagement, or innovative approaches to environmental dialogue, I’d love to connect and explore how we can contribute to this exciting event! Let’s work together to push the boundaries of environmental communication.

Another HELCOM superstar, Marta Ruiz sharing some of her views on #marinegovernance in the Women in Marine Governance (#WIMG) series: ✨ "The truth is that I am happy with what I do, because it has a meaning, a purpose, and because that purpose is not only for myself, but aims at leaving things better than I found them in relation to the marine environment." ✨I know it may sound naive, but please follow your dreams and try not being selfish, it is more rewarding than you could ever imagine. #BalticSea #marineenvironment PERMAGOV EU

🌳 Episode 3 Drop: Serena Mendizabal - A fusion of environmental stewardship & Indigenous wisdom from the Six Nations of the Grand River. Her story is a call to action: empower young leaders for a just, sustainable future. 🌎💡 👀 Watch her journey & learn more (link below)! #IndigenousWisdom #SustainableFuture #YouthLeadership #YouthAction

Council of Europe and #Environment 📅 Mark the date: 29-30 Oct 2024, Strasbourg 12th Conference on the Council of Europe Landscape Convention - the 1st day is open to media! The 12th Conference on the Council of Europe Landscape Convention will take place on 29-30 October 2024 in Strasbourg, bringing together representatives of the States Parties to the Convention. This pivotal event will focus on enhancing cooperation among member states, aligning with the new priorities set out by the Heads of State and Government during the 4th Summit of the Council of Europe, held in Reykjavík on 16-17 May 2023.   The conference will serve as a platform for dialogue on the Convention’s future programme of activities, as well as its role in advancing the Council of Europe’s broader objectives in the fields of human rights and the environment. Delegates will consider the key points of the Reykjavík Declaration, reflecting the heightened commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development across Europe.   By fostering collaboration among member states, the conference aims to strengthen the collective efforts toward sustainable land management and environmental protection, in line with the evolving challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss. The Council of Europe Landscape Convention, also known as the Florence Convention, was adopted in 2000 to promote the protection, management, and planning of landscapes across Europe. It recognizes landscapes as a fundamental part of Europe’s identity, shaping cultural, ecological, and economic life. The Convention encourages public authorities and local communities to engage actively in the sustainable stewardship of their landscapes. 💡 Find out more about the conference here: https://lnkd.in/eTuMB5kT 📑 Deepen your knowledge on the protection of landscapes by the Council of Europe / the Landscape Convention: https://lnkd.in/eztvvKr7 🌄 the Reykjavík Declaration (cf. Appendix V "The Council of Europe and the environment"): https://lnkd.in/eVAQigjn IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) UNDP OECD Environment Conservation International #ProtectAllLandscapes #ProtectNature #UnitedForNature

As challenges to social and environmental justice intensify, the work that the Arcus Foundation supports is more critical and relevant than ever. Arcus CEO Annette Lanjouw discusses the foundation's commitment to recognizing and uplifting diversity among humans and the natural world. Access more insights in our latest Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/ekRhZSuw

These are 4 ways you can acknowledge this day. Which one of these 4 works for you?

There's much to learn from in this new report. If you work in the field of International Development, no matter what specific area, recognition and respect for Human Rights should be hardwired deep into the why ànd ways you do what you do. Though this report focuses on nature conversation, many of the ideas apply more broadly. But lets not just maintain them, rather let us improve them, and learn to eliminate practices that undermine them.

Everything goes to supporting the programs and services. If you can give please do no matter how big or how small. Just as important as how much is how many of us all.