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About Peter Wood

Peter Wood is a co-founder of the Coalition for Environmental Rights, and the former national campaign manager for the Blue Dot Movement for Environmental Rights at the David Suzuki Foundation. Over the past twenty-five years Peter has campaigned on a wide variety of environmental and human rights issues, both within Canada and internationally.

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A rights-based approach can address environmental threats to Canadians

In a historic move, the United Nations Human Rights Council recently voted in favour of recognizing the right to a healthy environment. This right has already been recognized by 156 countries. Canada is not yet one of them.
Opinion | March 30th 2022

Why we need environmental rights

Research has shown that recognition of a right to a healthy environment results in stronger environmental laws, better enforcement of those laws and a greater public role in environmental decision-making.
Race to a Safer World
Opinion, Energy, Politics | September 20th 2019

Why some campaigns lose while others win

There may be a roadmap for moving from shallow “clicktivism” to deeper levels of engagement.
Opinion | September 20th 2017

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