I used to see human rights as purely relative to civic freedoms (life, liberty, happiness) – but as I became more involved in environmental matters I’ve come to see environmental rights as an integral part of the human experience.

Clean water, clean air, available food are the building blocks of life – all forms of life.

I quoted activist Sally Sami as I see her statement as spot on: we ought to take a comprehensive view of all positive rights movement rather than separating platforms with different labels. I think progress in one area can only bode well for progress in all others.