{"id":6024,"date":"2026-03-31T15:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/?p=6024"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:05:54","slug":"monitoring-the-right-to-a-healthy-environment-r2he-tool-for-national-human-rights-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/en\/archives\/6024","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring the Right to a Healthy Environment (R2HE): Tool for National Human Rights Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"761\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/R2HE-Monitoring-Tool-NHRIs_UNDP-GANHRI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The <em data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"308\">Monitoring the Right to a Healthy Environment (R2HE) Tool<\/em><\/a> is a practical framework developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). It aims to support National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in systematically assessing and promoting the implementation of the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1029\">The tool builds on the recognition by the UN General Assembly in 2022 of this right as fundamental, and its reaffirmation by the International Court of Justice in 2025 as a precondition for the enjoyment of other human rights.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"bfebkc\" data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1065\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1065\">Purpose and Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1091\">The tool is designed to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1412\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1neqw6\" data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1177\">Enable NHRIs to <strong data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1174\">monitor environmental conditions through a human rights lens<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li 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data-end=\"1610\"><span role=\"text\">1. <strong data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1610\">TREE Framework<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1672\">The tool applies a structured <strong data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1658\">TREE approach<\/strong>, focusing on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1974\">\n<li data-section-id=\"o5ve7s\" data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1751\"><strong data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1684\">Rules<\/strong>: Legal and policy frameworks governing environmental protection,<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"m5lji9\" data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1845\"><strong data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1783\">Enforcement and oversight<\/strong>: Institutional effectiveness and accountability mechanisms,<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"lrq1ll\" data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1974\"><strong data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1871\">Environmental harms<\/strong>: Real-life impacts experienced by individuals and communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1976\" data-end=\"2069\">This integrated model links normative standards with implementation gaps and lived realities.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"fzrbzw\" data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2106\"><span role=\"text\">2. <strong data-start=\"2083\" data-end=\"2106\">Comprehensive Scope<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2128\">The tool covers both:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2179\"><strong data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2167\">Substantive elements of the right<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2320\">\n<li data-section-id=\"cxtnb6\" data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2196\">Safe climate<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1n9kytz\" data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2213\">Biodiversity<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1v4g2hx\" data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2240\">Non-toxic environments<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1lsfzuy\" data-start=\"2241\" data-end=\"2265\">Water and sanitation<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13b584h\" data-start=\"2266\" 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