Title:
Public Interest Environmental Law: Essential to the Call for a Sustainable Future
Author: Mr. Job C.
Heintz
Seconded by: Mr. Sriram Panchu
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WHEREAS,
Public interest legal advocacy is an essential element of democratic institutions; and
Environmental advocacy is a necessary component to the Call for a Sustainable Future,
complimenting sound scientific analysis, policy making, and other INGO/NGO activities;
Living free from pollution is emerging as a fundamental right in many nations; and
Potential exists to extrapolate this fundamental right to protect wildlands, critical
habitat and biological diversity; and
Even in the absence of this emerging fundamental right, public interest law is a
powerful tool for enforcement of laws relating to environmental matters, and for the
creation of judge-made laws to protect natural resources; and
Public interest legal advocates have the unique ability to demand judicial review of
executive and legislative action, thereby encouraging judicial activism;
WHEREAS,
Public interest environmental litigation is necessary to ensure accountability and
transparency in legal systems, assure sustainable natural resource use, and ultimately
protect wild areas;
The 6th
World Wilderness Congress hereby resolves that:
- It encourage the continuing efforts of public interest legal advocates
(including, but not limited to: Forum for Protection of Public Interest, Nepal; Consumer
Protection Group, Madras; Environmental Support Group, Bangalore)
- Non-government organizations (including, but not limited to: National Tree
Growers’ Co-Operative Federation, Munsiari, Uttar Pradesh; The Greens, Assam; Indian
Society for Environmental Studies, Bangalore; Environmental Education Centre,
Maharashtra),
- And appropriate support from all relevant government entities.
Sponsored by:
Mr. Job C. Heintz
Seconded by: Mr. Sriram Panchu
Pro Public
3142, East Lake Road
Skaneateles, NY 13152, USA
E-mail: jchclp@hotmail.com
