Summary
In 2015, Pope Francis addressed members of the UN at its headquarters in New York. In his address, he said that “it must be stated that a true ‘right of the environment ‘does exist” and gave two reasons: “human beings are part of the environment” and “every creature, particularly a living creature, has an intrinsic value, in its existence, its life, its beauty, and its interdependence with other creatures.”
Suggested Citation:
Kauffman, Craig, Catherine Haas, Alex Putzer, Shrishtee Bajpai, Kelsey Leonard, Elizabeth Macpherson, Pamela Martin, Alessandro Pelizzon & Linda Sheehan. Eco Jurisprudence Monitor. V2. 2025. Distributed by the Eco Jurisprudence Monitor.https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/address-of-the-holy-father-at-the-un-2015/.
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