...affected. The Rio de Janeiro Declaration on Environment and Development includes principle 10 which states that "environmental issues are best handled...of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level". So right to private life, right to property and right to political participation into areas that affect...

...Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.6 Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration states, in part, 'Environmental issues are best handled with the participation...of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level.' More importantly, governments enabled this process with the additional statement that, 'States shall...

...unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, and promote appropriate demographic policies. Environmental issues are best handled with the participation of all concerned citizens. Nations shall facilitate and encourage public awareness and participation by making environmental information...