A/HRC/31/53 an expert seminar on the effective implementation of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, challenges thereto and the way forward, on the basis of the findings of the mandate holder. 7. In accordance with that request, the Special Rapporteur, with the support of OHCHR and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), organized a meeting of more than 20 experts on 26 and 27 October 2015. He also held a public consultation on 28 October. In addition, the Special Rapporteur received more than 40 written submissions. At the meetings and through the submissions, he received valuable input from representatives of Governments, civil society organizations, international organizations and academics. 8. Drawing on all of those sources, the present report describes possible methods of implementing human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a healthy environment. Although the methods listed are not exhaustive, they give a wide range of approaches that would further the following goals, among others: (a) disseminating information about the human rights norms relating to the environment; (b) building capacity; (c) protecting the rights of those who are most vulnerable; and (d) strengthening cooperation between different actors. 9. The report is addressed to all those in a position to implement human rights norms in relation to the environment. Proposals are organized in categories corresponding to the actors that could carry them out, including: (a) the Human Rights Council and other intergovernmental organizations; (b) regional human rights bodies and other regional organizations; (c) Governments and national human rights institutions; (d) civil society organizations; and (e) the Special Rapporteur himself. 10. At the outset, the Special Rapporteur highlights three general points that were emphasized by many of the interlocutors in this process. First, the methods of implementation are not “either/or” alternatives. They complement one another. To promote the full enjoyment of human rights relating to the environment, actors should pursue multiple methods of implementation. 11. Second, the Special Rapporteur draws attention to the relevance of the new Sustainable Development Goals, which provide an overall framework for development policy over the next 15 years. Virtually all of the suggested methods of implementing human rights norms relating to the environment would also support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. 12. Third, many interlocutors stressed that a human rights perspective on environmental protection not only promotes human dignity, equality and freedom — the benefits of implementing all human rights — but also improves the effectiveness of policymaking generally. Ensuring that those most affected by development and environmental policies are able to obtain information, freely express their views and participate in the decision-making process makes the policies more robust and sustainable. Assessing development and environmental policies in the light of human rights, including the rights to life, health and an adequate standard of living, helps to ensure that the policies directly improve the lives of human beings who depend on a healthy environment — which is to say, all human beings. II. Implementing human rights obligations relating to the environment 13. The following sections describe the proposals for implementation of human rights obligations relating to the environment that could be carried out by: (a) intergovernmental organizations, including the Human Rights Council; (b) regional bodies; (c) Governments and national human rights institutions; and (d) civil society organizations. 3