International Human Rights Law Approaches in Support of Faith-Based Conservation Movements

Faith-based conservation movements undertaken by local communities may seek to strengthen their efforts through appeals for international support from international law. The present analysis contributes to this area of discourse by focusing on potential legal theories that would allow faith-based conservation movements to gain support from international human rights law, with exploration of how such strategies can aid the achievement of domestic faith-based conservation agendas. The analysis identifies international human rights law enabling faith-based conservation. The analysis also demonstrates how different countries may implement the same human rights treaty in different ways.