Natural Beauty Protection as an Aesthetic Value under International Environmental Law

Abstract

There is a huge realm of environmental law, with more than five hundred multilateral agreements regulating environmental sub-regimes. The complexity of this field of law is compounded by diverse environmental values requiring strong legal protection from human impairment. One of such values is the aesthetic value (natural beauty) of the environment. As it is claimed in the present article, value has quite a strong influence on the well-being of human beings, and thus their penchant for natural beauty is intrinsic. Therefore, it is of great importance to ascertain what legal approach, if any, exists at the international level to legally protect natural
beauty as an aesthetic value.