Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. ?ine Ryall:

There is a move in that direction, certainly at international level. The best answer I can give at this preliminary stage would be to say it is potentially a valuable part of the toolbox, but it would be one element, like all the other elements we have mentioned, and they all fit together. To echo what colleagues have said about the human right to a healthy environment going hand in hand with the rights of nature, they are closely interconnected. It is important to keep that in mind when engaged in the job of making recommendations. They go hand in hand.