Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth
UNITED NATIONS, May 24, 2011 (IPS) – An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect “mother earth”. Thalif Deen of Inter Press Services writes about...
Vision: How to Change Our Laws So That Corporations Don’t Trump Communities
AlterNet / By Shannon Biggs and Mari Margil Our environmental laws and regulations, rather than put in place protections for the environment, instead seem to be written to exploit it. Here’s what can we do about it. Excerpts from The...
Vision: Nature Needs Rights — Why Our Human-Centric Model Will Doom Us and the Rest of the Planet
AlterNet by Maude Barlow Excerpts from The Rights of Nature: The case for a Universal Declaration on the rights of Mother Earth, produced by the Council of Canadians, Global Exchange and Fundacion Pachamama. We have built our economic and development...
Vision: Nature Needs Rights — Why Our Human-Centric Model Will Doom Us and the Rest of the Planet
AlterNet by Maude Barlow Excerpts from The Rights of Nature: The case for a Universal Declaration on the rights of Mother Earth, produced by the Council of Canadians, Global Exchange and Fundacion Pachamama. We have built our economic and development...
Indigenous Peoples call upon UN for Rights of Mother Earth
“In the Spirit of Self Determination of the Indigenous Peoples of Mother Earth, equal to all other Peoples…” United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues INTERVENTION TO THE 10TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES Read...
Turkey calling for ecological constitution
As the momentum for Rights on Nature intensifies around the world, Turkey is engaged in a vigorous debate on creating a new, citizen-centered constitution. The debate includes demands for an Ecological Constitution (IEC). On Sunday 22 May 2011, Today’s Zaman...
Turkey calling for ecological constitution
As the momentum for Rights on Nature intensifies around the world, Turkey is engaged in a vigorous debate on creating a new, citizen-centered constitution. The debate includes demands for an Ecological Constitution (IEC). On Sunday 22 May 2011, Today’s Zaman...
Wild Law on KBOO Community Radio
Wild Law: A New Paradigm for Earth’s Survival Submitted by Linda Olson-Osterlund KBOO Community Radio A Deeper Look program date: Thu, May 12/2011 Hear Cormac Cullinan interviewed about Wild Law A New Paradigm for Earth’s Survival on KBOO Community Radio...
What if trees could sue?
by Peter Burdon, ABC Environment – May 17, 2011 Giving nature legal rights in a similar way as humans do may sound far fetched, but there are places around the world where this is becoming reality. Peter Burdon reflects on...
