Earth Rights for the Advancement of a Planetary Health Agenda

Area of Science:

• Environmental Justice
• Human Rights Law
• Indigenous Studies

Background:

• Colonial legacies perpetuate discrimination and violence, impacting both human and environmental well-being.
• Environmental injustices disproportionately affect marginalized communities, violating their right to health.
• There is a gap in literature addressing Earth's Rights in conjunction with human rights violations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore Earth's Rights as a mechanism for environmental justice, reparation, and protection.
• To demonstrate how Earth's Rights can be integrated into international human rights frameworks.
• To analyze the connection between human health and planetary well-being within an Earth's Rights context.

Main Methods:

• Theoretical analysis of Latin American Earth's Rights proposals.
• Examination of environmental justice issues affecting the right to health.
• Literature review on Earth's Rights and human rights frameworks.

Main Results:

• Earth's Rights encompass the right to health and can protect all life forms.
• An Earth's Rights framework offers actionable policy approaches for environmental justice.
• This framework can support reparations for historically marginalized communities.

Conclusions:

• Earth's Rights are a vital tool for environmental justice and reparation.
• Integrating Earth's Rights into human rights law is crucial for planetary and human health.
• Addressing colonial legacies is key to achieving justice for all populations and ecosystems.