HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT

Human Rights and Environment

Human Rights and Environment

Stockholm Declaration vs. Rio Summit

Stockholm Declaration and Rio Summit in 1992 were the global environmental conferences. UNCED initiated Action Plan for the Human Environment at Stockholm and Rio. This meeting had a profound influence on international environmental cooperation, including through the establishment of the UN environmental agency UNEP, but today seems to interest and hopes to be on the ground level of something greater political progress at the Rio meeting. This indifference of course not promises well for a world still grappling with major environmental and climate problems. Rio conference in 1992 led inter-alia to the majority of the 181 countries participating in the conference adopted Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration and the Forest Principles. Agenda 21 is an action plan for sustainable development, to be pursued by eradicates poverty and eliminates threats to the environment (Government Offices). The first principle says that [in] the pursuit of sustainable development is people-centred. She has the right to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. The 27 principles that form the Rio Declaration build on the Stockholm Declaration of 1972. The principles seek a respectful attitude for all parties to a sustainable way to share the earth in a fair manner. Forest Principles are guidelines for how Earth's forests should be managed in a sustainable way. UN sees the meeting as a unique opportunity for participants to set guidelines for the future - the future we want, which is the conference slogan. The agenda of the meeting was the world's sustainable development to make it a better world. The focus was made on the relationships of countries within the field of economic development (Kates 2009, p.1).

Indigenous Tribe “Case Study”

It was recommended by the permanent forum on Indigenous Issues that a group of international experts must be authorized within the Economic and Social Council to meet after three days for the discussion of Indigenous people and their development with the culture and identity. It must be notified by the Permanent Forum that the article 3 and 32 of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People related to the outcome of the session. The fact was highlighted by the participants related to economic liberalism which has promoted the idea about the economic growth, measured by the Gross Domestic Product which is the element driver development and human progress, resulting to a particular view and interpretation and implementation reflect the society's culture and values.

This ideology economically integrated into the Washington Consensus in the past three decades, promotes trade liberalization and growth driven by export, financial liberalization, deregulation and privatization. Although seen as an appropriate framework to deal with the development challenges both nationally and internationally, promoting it makes the dependence on debt, export orientation, as well as production and consumption beyond ecological limits, is resulting in injustice and destruction of different economic systems indigenous peoples. Since colonial times, the ability of people Native to assume their responsibilities as ...