Name: Environmental Rights Summit
Start: 2023-09-06T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-09-06T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Summerhall

Environmental Rights Summit

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Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland

Join us for our first Environmental Rights Summit

Summerhall

Want to find out more about Environmental Rights and why they matter?Come and find out at our first Environmental Rights Summit!Prof David Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, will be our keynote speaker.This summer, with the consultations on <a href="https://consult.gov.scot/environment-forestry/effectiveness-of-environmental-governance/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">environmental governance</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/human-rights-bill-scotland-consultation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Human Rights Bill</a>, we have the chance to tell the government what we need for an enforceable human right to a healthy environment. Join us to be the collective voice in demanding access to environmental justice in a court of law and ensuring our substantive and procedural rights are protected in the new Human Rights Bill. We will have the day to share our hopes and aspirations for a greener, healthier and fairer Scotland for everyone. There will be plenty of opportunities for exchanging ideas, tips and learning, including <a href="https://www.ercs.scot/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ERCS-Summit-Workshops-Sept-23v2.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">workshops </a>on: <ul><li>Using freedom of information requests to hold public bodies to account - from <a href="https://theferret.scot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Ferret</a></li><li>Challenging poor planning decisions and campaigning for a fairer system - from <a href="https://www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Planning Democracy</a></li><li>Going to court over the environment: challenges and opportunities - from <a href="https://www.ercs.scot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ERCS</a></li><li>How to advance the Rights of Nature - from<a href="https://www.lawyersfornature.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Lawyers for Nature</a></li></ul>This will be an in-person event for ERCS members, supporters, community campaigners, the voluntary sector and all our networks.See our <a href="https://www.ercs.scot/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ERCS-Summit-Programme-6-Sept-23.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">f﻿ull programme</a>---------------Event detailsWednesday, 6 September 10am-4.30pm.Venue: <a href="https://www.summerhall.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Summerhall</a>, 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh EH9 1PL.P﻿rogramme outline 1﻿0am: Welcome from Shivali Fifield, ERCS Chief Officer.1﻿0.30 - 12.30pm: <a href="https://www.ercs.scot/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ERCS-Summit-Workshops-Sept-23v2.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Workshops</a> + Break. 1﻿2.30pm: Voices for Justice speak out - the experience of ERCS&#x27;s advice clients.1﻿pm: Lunch and networking.2﻿pm: Prof David Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment and Prof Elisa Morgera, Professor of Global Environmental Law at Strathclyde University.2﻿.45pm: Scottish Government Human Rights Bill Team.3﻿.30pm: The state of environmental governance in Scotland: what it is and what needs to be fixed? Panel discussion with Jamie McGrandles, Head of Investigations at <a href="https://www.environmentalstandards.scot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Environmental Standards Scotland</a>, <a href="https://www.dundee.ac.uk/people/sarah-hendry" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Prof Sarah Hendry</a>, Head of Dundee Law School and <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/campbell-gemmell-64370451" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Prof Campbell Gemmell</a>, Adviser of Environmental Regulation and Governance at OECD.4﻿.15pm: Closing remarks from Lloyd Austin, ERCS Chair. ---------------<a href="https://www.ercs.scot/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ERCS-Event-Code-of-Conduct_Aug23.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">E﻿vent Code of Conduct</a>Vegetarian/vegan lunch and refreshments provided.Free to attend. ERCS is able to contribute to travel expenses if needed, please don&#x27;t hesitate to contact ebishop@ercs.scot.---------------We want this event to be accessible to all. If you have any particular accessibility requirements, please contact Eloise our Events Administrator (email: ebishop@ercs.scot, tel: 0131 358 0038) as soon as you can so that we can make any arrangements required. BSL users can contact us via an online BSL/English interpreter.---------------About ERCSOur vision is of a Scotland where every person’s right to live in a healthy environment is respected, protected and fulfilled.Our aim is to assist everyone, especially people who face the biggest barriers, to exercise their rights in environmental law and to protect the environment. We do this through:• Awareness-raising of legal rights to increase confidence in using our rights• Advice to increase access to justice and holding public authorities to account on the environment• Advocacy in policy and law reform to improve environmental law• Public interest litigation to tackle systemic environmental problems.Find out more about us on <a href="https://www.ercs.scot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">our website</a>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ERCScot" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@ERCScot</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErxAhzAy5MBdXs0QRkxC3g" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Our YouTube channel</a>

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