There has been palpable conflict between the right to development and right to environment. The nations grappling with widespread poverty, unemployment and poor service delivery are in the urgent need of infrastructural development and industrialisation to attain economic growth and create jobs. It is only through the all-round economic development that scarcity and poverty can be overcome and living standards of people improved. At the same time, a vigorous drive for economic growth entails negative repercussions for environment, which is equally important for a healthy and sustainable life. Heavy industrial production results in the depletion of vital resources, threats on animal and plant species, and air, water and soil pollution, which directly endanger the existence of humans, animals and nature as well.