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The Global Research and Action Network for a New Eco-Social Contract (GRAN-ESC), convened by UNRISD and the Green Economy Coalition, submitted recommendations to the UN Summit for the Future. The submission argues that the 'Pact for the Future' must incorporate 'eco-social contracts' that integrate ecological, social, and economic elements to revitalize the 2030 Agenda and ensure a just transition.

This briefing, submitted by Natural Justice and the Environmental Lawyers Collective for Africa (E.L.C.A), provides commentary on a zero draft study by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) regarding the impact of climate change on human and people's rights in Africa. The document evaluates the study's identification of vulnerable groups and rights, critiques its approach to corporate accountability and extractive industries, and offers recommendations to strengthen the protection of indigenous peoples, children, and the environment through legal and monitoring frameworks.

This case study by Natural Justice details a legal action brought by 25 children and young adults against the Colombian government and 14 municipalities regarding deforestation in the Colombian Amazon. The Colombia Supreme Court ruled on April 5, 2018, recognizing the Colombian Amazon as a subject of rights and ordering the government to implement action plans to reach net-zero deforestation by 2020.

This case study by Natural Justice examines the legal attempt by the High Court of Uttarakhand to grant legal personhood to the Ganges and Yamuna rivers to protect them from pollution and encroachment, and the subsequent stay of that order by the Supreme Court of India.