approval of the rapporteur, we herein set out several critical areas of environmental human rights that merit special consideration and that should be incoroorated into the mandate for the study: (a) Manmade environmental damage or hazard to the land, bodies of water or the air that directly or indirectly affect the right to life and the right to health, with special mention of ecological destruction and its relationship to genocide and/or ethnocide of forest indigenous peoples and others; (b) The environment and self-determination, with an emphasis on removal and exportation of the natural resources from developing countries or indiqenous peoples, especially if under a racist or apartheid regime, foreign or alien domination or in a trusteeship, fiduciary or affiliated relationship, in a way that degrades the environment, leaves the affected population with inadequate subsistence and increased poverty, and places the developing countries and peoples at a disadvantage in attempts to remedy the ecological destruction; E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/13 paqe 3 (c) The environment and ail other human riqhts, especially economic, social and cultural riqhts; (d) Destruction or replacement of plant and animal life necessary to maintain sufficient bioloqical diversity to assure optimum food production, health, nutrition, and ultimately survival of people; (e) Inaccurate or inadequate information reqardinq hazardous substances of all types, includinq bioqenetic and other medicines; ecoloqical consequences of proposed or onqoinq development plans, includinq those affectinq qlobal weather, plant or animal life; or any other situation related to environmental deqradation; (f) Grave destruction of the environment in time of armed conflict. 6. , The study should include proposals for improvinq the situation of human riqhts and the environment. The rapporteur should be asked to prepare, if feasible, a set of principles of human riqhts and the environment for adoption by United Nations bodies, with due concern for enforcement of standards in domestic and international forums. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the relationship between environmental issues and human rights, specifically highlighting the impact of environmental degradation on human well-being and the need for a comprehensive approach to address these issues. The categories that seem most relevant are those related to the environment and human rights.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Humanitarian aid and relief