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(w) Advocate for conservation and prevention that enables humanity to
reimagine the culture of our relationship with nature, inspired by holistic
approaches in diverse cultures;
(x) Strengthen links between science and policy and rebuild cultural
commitments to evidence-based and scientific decision-making and planning;
and promote independent science;
(y) Ensure science-based climate-change education, incorporating a
cultural rights perspective, for all.
82.
States should:
(a) Fully implement their obligations under the Paris Agreement, and
remain or become parties to that agreement; and fully implement the relevant
recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the
environment;
(b)
Ensure disability-inclusive, rights-based mitigation and adaptation; 137
(c) Respect, ensure, fulfil and protect cultural rights for all without
discrimination in accordance with international standards;
(d) Incorporate cultural rights, culture and cultural heritage into United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change national adaptation
plans;138
(e) Support the creation of a proposed new mandate on human rights and
climate change.
83.
The United Nations human rights system should consider:
(a) Systematically and urgently addressing climate change and its impacts
on culture and cultural rights;
(b) Ensuring that its own practice is climate-friendly, and explore ways to
decrease its carbon footprint;
(c) All human rights treaty bodies should consider a joint general
comment on the climate emergency and human rights to draw attention to the
exceptional nature of the threat that these pose to all rights, including cultural
rights.
84.
Civil society and cultural rights defenders should:
Engage in capacity-building on environmental issues for cultural rights
defenders and on cultural rights issues for environmental human rights
defenders and others; and consider further joint initiatives and advocacy
campaigns bringing these sectors together.
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See A/HRC/44/30.
See contributions by Italy and Greece.
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