The provides that every public and European Environment and Health Charter private body should protect people's health from harmful effects and be accountable for its actions. Additionally, it states that individual has a responsibility to contribute to the “[e]very protection of the environment, in the interests of his or her own health and the health of others.” Many of these instruments refer to the protection of future generations. For example, the recognizes that man a solemn responsibility to Stockholm Declaration “bears protect and improve the environment for present and future generations.” The World Charter for invites States to their activities in recognition of the supreme importance of Nature “conduct protecting natural systems, maintaining the balance and quality of nature and conserving natural resources, in the interests of present and future generations. The provide WCED Legal Principles that shall conserve and use the environment and natural resources for the benefit of “States present and future generations.” The declares achievement of better life for future Bangkok Declaration “[a] generations,” as one of the main objectives of the The states that Declaration. Rio Declaration right of development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and “[t]he environmental needs of present and future generations.” The Principles for Forest Development provide that resources and forest lands should be sustainably managed to meet the social, “forest economic, ecological, cultural, and spiritual needs of present and future generations.” The Nuuk refers to the determination conserve and protect the Arctic environment for the Declaration “to benefit of present and future generations, as well as for the global environment.” The recognizes that Report of the Conference on Population and Development problems, such as global climate change, largely driven by unsustainable patterns “[e]cological
The European Environment and Health Charter provides that every public and private body should protect people's health from harmful effects and be accountable for its actions. Additionally, it states that “[e]very individual has a responsibility to contribute to the protection of the environment, in the interests of his or her own health and the health of others.” Many of these instruments refer to the protection of future generations. For example, the Stockholm Declaration recognizes that man “bears a solemn responsibility to protect and improve the environment for present and future generations.” The World Charter for Nature invites States to “conduct their activities in recognition of the supreme importance of protecting natural systems, maintaining the balance and quality of nature and conserving natural resources, in the interests of present and future generations. The WCED Legal Principles provide that “States shall conserve and use the environment and natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations.” The Bangkok Declaration declares achievement of “[a] better life for future generations,” as one of the main objectives of the Declaration. The Rio Declaration states that “[t]he right of development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations.” The Principles for Forest Development provide that “forest resources and forest lands should be sustainably managed to meet the social, economic, ecological, cultural, and spiritual needs of present and future generations.” The Nuuk Declaration refers to the determination “to conserve and protect the Arctic environment for the benefit of present and future generations, as well as for the global environment.” The Report of the Conference on Population and Development recognizes that “[e]cological problems, such as global climate change, largely driven by unsustainable patterns