On the sidelines of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, the Geneva Rights and Environment Talks aimed to harness the opportunity of this moment of the year to reflect on the challenges posed by the rapid decline of nature and biodiversity, and on how Geneva contributes to bringing together the actors working towards ensuring the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is upheld for all.
This Geneva Rights and Environment Talk will highlight the various challenges that ocean defenders and communities most at risk face, identify what they are up against and available protections they have, and understand what they do to defend themselves. In identifying State obligations and business responsibilities to protect ocean defenders and communities, the talk will explore what kind of support ocean defenders need so that they can enjoy a safe environment and keep performing their role.
