Manama, Sept. 4 (BNA): Ali Ahmed Al Derazi, President of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR), announced that the institution is organising an international conference addressing the impact of human activity on the environment.

The conference will be held on September 6 under the theme "The Impact of Human Activity on the Right to a Healthy and Adequate Environment: Practices, Challenges and Solutions."

The four sessions of the conference will discuss legislation and general concepts of the right to the environment and human rights, experiences of national human rights institutions in promoting the right to the environment, the role of official bodies in preserving this right, in addition to discussing human activity and developing solutions and recommendations to preserve biodiversity and advance and enhance environmental rights.

Al Derazi highlighted Bahrain’s experience in the field of human rights, and its interest in the environmental field and the right to a healthy and appropriate environment for all.

Al Derazi pointed out that the conference will highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy and suitable environment and raise awareness of the impact of human activity on human rights related to the environment, especially in the Kingdom.

The conference aims to encourage a human rights-based approach to preventing negative environmental impacts, in addition to discussing the experiences of national institutions, governmental and non-governmental organisations and countries in preserving environmental rights, as well as current practices and challenges facing preserving the right to the environment, while proposing the development of appropriate solutions in this regard.

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