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Protection of child’s right to a healthy environment in context of local development

One of the basic prerequisites for a healthy and safe development of a child is certainly the protection of the natural environment. The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia prescribes that the right to a healthy life is the right of every person and that everyone is obliged, within the limits of his / her authority and activities, to devote particular attention to the protection of human health, nature and the human environment. It is the duty of the State to ensure the conditions for the protection of the environment, as a presumption of the protection of the health of every human being, and taking into account that children constitute a particularly vulnerable group of society, protection and realization of their rights should be approached with particular care. It has been more than 30 years since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which contains provisions that explicitly and implicitly relate to environmental protection and stipulates that all signatory countries will direct the education of children towards the development of respect for the natural environment. As far as individual action is concerned, the most can be done through local environmental activities, respecting bottom up approach in order to achieve better regional and national results. Taking all of the aforementioned facts into consideration, this paper will examine actions undertaken by the City of Osijek, which are, in accordance with its competencies, aimed to protect the child's right to a healthy environment, as well as activities related to the education of children that promotes natural environment. After discussing the activities to date, suggestions will be given for possible further action aimed towards better protection of the child's rights to a healthy environment based on better institutional integration of science and practice in this area.

healthy environment ; child ; protection ; institutions ; local development

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