David Richard Boyd
David Richard Boyd | |
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| United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
David Richard Boyd is a Canadian environmental lawyer, activist, and diplomat. He is United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment.[1]
Activism
He supported the Escazu agreement.[2] He supported a Jakarta Clean Air lawsuit.[3][4][5] He called on countries to defund coal infrastructure.[6] He is a supporter of the #1Planet1Right campaign.[7] He endorsed a condemnation of the killing of Nacilio Macario.[8] He presented a report about water shortages to the United Nations Human Rights Council.[9][10]
Education
He graduated from University of Alberta, and University of Toronto. He was executive director of Ecojustice Canada.[1] He teaches at University of British Columbia.[11]
Works
- Why all human rights depend on a healthy environment, The Conversation, October 27, 2020
- The Rights of Nature (ECW Press, 2017), ISBN 9781770412392
- The Optimistic Environmentalist (ECW Press, 2015), ISBN 9781770907645
- Cleaner, Greener, Healthier: A Prescription for Stronger Canadian Environmental Laws and Policies (UBC Press, 2015)
- The Environmental Rights Revolution: A Global Study of Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment (UBC Press, 2012).
References
- ^ a b "David R. Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment". ohchr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-02-07.
- ^ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Can a treaty stop Latin American activists being killed?". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "UN expert supports lawsuit on Jakarta pollution". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ Paddock, Richard C. (2021-05-19). "Citizen Lawsuit Seeks Court's Help in Battle for Clean Air in Jakarta". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Air pollution will lead to mass migration, say experts after landmark ruling". the Guardian. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Climate crisis: States must stay the course on coal cuts - UN expert - World". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ BirdLife International. "Interview with UN rapporteur Dr David Boyd: the power of human rights". BirdLife. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Nicaragua : Amidst 'socio-political and human rights crisis', independent expert condemns environmental defender's death". UN News. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "UN expert: Water crisis is worsening, urgent response needed - World". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "Human rights and the global water crisis: water pollution, water scarcity and water-related disasters – Report of the Special Rapporteur (A/HRC/46/28) [EN/AR/RU/ZH] - World". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ "David Boyd | Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability". ires.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
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