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The 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD): Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific

  • Day and time: Thursday, 25 March 2021 12:15-13:45 (Bangkok Time)
  • Lead organizer: The UN Office of the Hight Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Regional Office for South-East Asia
  • Co-organizers: OHCHR Regional Office for the Pacific, UNEP ROAP, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
  • Contact details: Romchat Wachirarattanakornkul, OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia romchat.wachirarattanakornkul@un.org

Description

The environmental rule of law and enabling the role of Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs) can provide the necessary foundations for environmental protection, enforcement, create resilience to environmental crises, and help reduce environmental crime. At this time, Environmental Human Rights Defenders can also play an important part in sustainable recovery from COVID. The occurrence of COVID-19 highlights the vital importance of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Environmental degradation and biodiversity loss create the conditions for an increase in the type of animal-to-human zoonosis that can result in viral epidemics. This side event will discuss both the roles and challenges of Environmental Human Rights Defenders in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in relation to SDGs 13 (climate action) and 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), but also more broadly.

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