Substantive environmental rights ‘comprise civil and political rights, such as the rights to life, freedom of association and freedom from discrimination; economic and social rights such as rights to health, food and an adequate standard of living; cultural rights such as rights to access religious sites; and collective rights affected by environmental degradation, such as the rights of Indigenous Peoples.’ It also includes the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as recognized by UN General Assembly in 2022. (Source: UNEP, ‘What are environmental rights?’ https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/environmental-rights-and-governance/what-we-do/advancing-environmental-rights/what; ‘The human right to a clean healthy and sustainable environment’ UN Res 76/300,(28 July 2022).)