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Peoples should not be forced into categorical or stereotypical roles as “full-time
stewards of the natural environment”, nor should they be trapped into
paternalistic development arrangements driven by State Governments.
80. Stop racially discriminatory human rights violations relating to climate and
the environment and provide effective remedies to the individuals and groups
affected. The Special Rapporteur urges States to implement the recommendations
of the many special procedures mandates that have offered technical and other
recommendations that can assist in this regard. Climate migrants and refugees
should be provided with the requisite legal and substantive protections,
especially in countries with historic responsibility for climate injustice. Racial
equality and non-discrimination require that all necessary measures be taken to
preserve Indigenous homelands and mitigate the effects of climate change on
small island developing States. States and other stakeholders must also ensure
human rights-complaint data collection on environmental and climate impacts,
disaggregated on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin.
81. Systematically hold transnational
environmental racism and climate injustice.
corporations
accountable
for
82. Institutionalize meaningful participation and decision-making of racially,
ethnically and nationally marginalized persons and peoples in global and
national climate governance, including women, gender-diverse persons, persons
with disabilities, refugees, migrants and stateless persons.
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