Environmental Bill of Rights
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The Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) is a piece of legislation enacted in Ontario
, Canada
in 1993 that allows citizens to help protect and restore the natural environment. The bill provides every resident with formal rights to play a more effective role. The EBR is upheld by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
.
The Universal Environmental Bill of Rights (UEBR) is a propositional framework being composed by members of ProudNation association in Switzerland
. Build on the framework of the Human rights declaration, it proposes to re-actualise Arthur Cecil Pigou
's Polluter Payer concept and to systemically impose control of pollution while leaving the liberal system virtually untouched, potentially freeing the individual from all tax on revenue or property. Everybody is invited to help draft the constitutional framework on the UEBR Website.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1993 that allows citizens to help protect and restore the natural environment. The bill provides every resident with formal rights to play a more effective role. The EBR is upheld by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is an office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The Commissioner is a public servant and does not report to any single Ministry, but rather to the Legislature itself....
.
The Universal Environmental Bill of Rights (UEBR) is a propositional framework being composed by members of ProudNation association in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Build on the framework of the Human rights declaration, it proposes to re-actualise Arthur Cecil Pigou
Arthur Cecil Pigou
Arthur Cecil Pigou was an English economist. As a teacher and builder of the school of economics at the University of Cambridge he trained and influenced many Cambridge economists who went on to fill chairs of economics around the world...
's Polluter Payer concept and to systemically impose control of pollution while leaving the liberal system virtually untouched, potentially freeing the individual from all tax on revenue or property. Everybody is invited to help draft the constitutional framework on the UEBR Website.
External links
- Environmental Bill of Rights
- About the Environmental Bill of Rights (Environmental Commissioner of Ontario website)
- Universal Environmental Bill of Rights (UEBR ProudNation Website)