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...
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...
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...
Giving Nature Its Own Rights Might Avert Future Oil Disasters
By Brandon Klein of Wired Science Hundreds of lawsuits have flowed from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, filed by citizens, states and the federal government. And someday, perhaps, the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystems will also file suit. Environmental philosophers and other...
Pachamama Alliance Hosts Global Alliance for Rights of Nature
On Tuesday, April 26th, The Pachamama Alliance hosted a panel discussion celebrating the second meeting of the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature, of which Pachamama is a founding member. Featured on the panel were Natalia Greene, of Fundación Pachamama;...
Pachamama Alliance Hosts Global Alliance for Rights of Nature
On Tuesday, April 26th, The Pachamama Alliance hosted a panel discussion celebrating the second meeting of the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature, of which Pachamama is a founding member. Featured on the panel were Natalia Greene, of Fundación Pachamama;...
Bolivia: Fighting the climate wars
John Vidal reports from La Paz where Bolivians are living with the effects of climate change every day. View a dramatic video presenting the devastating impact of climate change in Bolivia. Landslides have wiped out entire neighborhoods forcing hundreds of...
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