6. Poor peasants, rural workers and indiqenous peoples are "natural ecoloqical allies" of tomorrow's humankind, because they have a strong and immediate personal incentive to defend their rights which naturally include environmental protection (the example of Chico Mendes and his seringeiros (rubber tappers) comes to mind). 7. One can also note the ecological aspects ("sustainability of access") of the right to food as described in Asbjjarn Eide's report on the right to adequate food. (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1987/23). The right to a clean environment 8. As environmental degradation becomes more serious, so does concern to prevent it. The Sub-Commission is not the only international body to be discussing environmental rights. Indeed, the right to a clean and healthy environment has been more and more widely recognized in recent years. The African Charter on Human and Peoples' rights, in force since 1986 recognizes this. The protocol on economic and social rights of the American Convention on Human Riqhts contains clauses on the riqht to a clean environment. The group of leqal experts on environmental law of the World Commission on the Environment and Development has as its first principle the right to a clean environment. The Haque Declaration, adopted in 1989 by 40 States from a variety of political systems also starts with an acknowledgement that a right to a clean environment exists. 9. Most recently, in their ministerial declaration adopted in Bergen in May, Ministers from East and Western Europe and from North America resolved to " ... safeguard the rights of individuals and concerned groups to have access to all relevant information and to be consulted and participate in the planning and decision-making concerning activities which may affect health and environment, with reasonable access to appropriate legal administrative remedies and redress." In this connection, they resolved to contribute to the 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of environmental protection and the recognition of the right to a clean environment at the international level. It highlights the role of indigenous peoples, peasants, and rural workers in defending their rights and the environment, and mentions various international documents and agreements that recognize the right to a clean environment. The text also touches on the importance of transparency and participation in decision-making processes related to environmental issues.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment