EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — The Status of Constitutional Protection for the Environment in Other Nations

Published by: David Suzuki Foundation
Authored by: David R. Boyd

Environmental rights policy and regulation, right to a healthy environment

Executive summary: The Status of Constitutional Protection for the Environment in Other Nations examines what Canada can learn from other countries that have included environmental rights and/or responsibilities in their constitutions. More than three-quarters of nations include explicit references to environmental rights in their constitutions.