The natural environment and sustainability play an increasingly important role in social work as a discipline and profession. This is often described as the ecosocial paradigm. Even though the paradigm shares important ethical foundations with human rights–based social work, the connection between both is rarely examined in social work scholarship. This article addresses the gap by asking the following questions: How is the ecosocial paradigm linked to the human rights discourse in social work? What is the environmental dimension of human rights, and what implications does it have for social work? How can a human rights–based social work encompass the environmental dimension? In response, the article argues for the integration of new environmental perspectives into human rights–based social work. First, it shows that social work needs to refocus on collective human rights, such as the right to a healthy environment, recently recognized by the United Nations. Regarding the rights of children and youth, good examples of social work advocacy can already be found. Second, research knowledge and practice within the ecosocial paradigm are valuable resources for human rights–based social work, mainly regarding environmental justice and the principle of sustainability. Ultimately, it is only possible to strive for the realization of human rights, social change, and an inclusive and sustainable future if the natural environment is integrated as a social work concern.

自然环境和可持续性在作为一门学科和专业的社会工作中发挥着越来越重要的作用。这通常被描述为生态社会范式。尽管该范式与基于人权的社会工作共享重要的伦理基础，但两者之间的联系很少在社会工作学术研究中得到检验。本文通过提出以下问题来弥补差距：生态社会范式如何与社会工作中的人权话语联系起来？人权的环境维度是什么，它对社会工作有什么影响？基于人权的社会工作如何涵盖环境维度？作为回应，本文主张将新的环境视角整合到基于人权的社会工作中。第一的，它表明社会工作需要重新关注集体人权，例如联合国最近承认的健康环境权。关于儿童和青少年的权利，已经可以找到倡导社会工作的好例子。其次，生态社会范式内的研究知识和实践是基于人权的社会工作的宝贵资源，主要涉及环境正义和可持续性原则。归根结底，只有将自然环境作为社会工作关注点加以整合，才有可能为实现人权、社会变革以及包容和可持续的未来而努力。已经可以找到倡导社会工作的好例子。其次，生态社会范式内的研究知识和实践是基于人权的社会工作的宝贵资源，主要涉及环境正义和可持续性原则。归根结底，只有将自然环境作为社会工作关注点加以整合，才有可能为实现人权、社会变革以及包容和可持续的未来而努力。已经可以找到倡导社会工作的好例子。其次，生态社会范式内的研究知识和实践是基于人权的社会工作的宝贵资源，主要涉及环境正义和可持续性原则。归根结底，只有将自然环境作为社会工作关注点加以整合，才有可能为实现人权、社会变革以及包容和可持续的未来而努力。