Histórica sentencia: La Corte Peruana reconoce los derechos del río Marañón
En un hito trascendental para la protección de los ecosistemas acuáticos y los Derechos de la Naturaleza, la Corte Superior de Justicia de Loreto, Perú ha fallado a favor de reconocer los derechos del Río Marañón, un vital afluente que...
Earth law update – April 14, 2016
From Tom Brenan, Gaia Foundation Here are some recent Earth law developments: The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) are to hold a two-hour webinar on ‘Rights of Nature: Protecting and Defending the Places We Live’ on 27th The...
Recognizing the Rights of Nature and the Living Forest
By Osprey Orielle Lake, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network International During COP21 U.N. climate negotiations and actions by the climate justice movement in Paris, two truly transformational ideas were presented that challenge dominant destructive paradigms and instead offer deep...
Reconnecting with Mother Earth IS a solution
Osprey Orielle Lake closed a very moving Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network Press Conference on the impact of Women on the Frontline of Climate Change around the world at the UN FCCC. Each of these women speak movingly of...
Mother Earth Cries Out & We Must Listen and Act Boldly
–Reflecting on Pope Francis’s Encyclical on the Environment Blog by Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN International Co-Founder & Executive Director, June 22, 2015 WECAN International Pope Francis’s new encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si, is a powerful tool for the climate...
Seeding a transformed future
by Patricia Siemen May 12, 2015 Last month I returned from my first visit to India. I was invited to lead a week’s workshop on “Earth Democracy: Defending the Rights of People and Mother Earth” with Dr. Vandana Shiva and...
WECAN International at the UNFCCC COP20 2014
For a printable flyer click: WECAN Lima Flyer #1 Women Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of Climate Change-Lima A convening of women leaders joined in solidarity to speak out against environmentally and socially destructive activities and policies, and to present...
WOMEN ON THE RISE – Connecting Stories From The Frontlines
Trailer | WOMEN ON THE RISE – Connecting Stories From The Frontlines from Indigenous Environmental Network on Vimeo. Trailer for a short film chronicling & connecting the stories of Indigenous Women worldwide leading the charge to protect the rights of...
WOMEN ON THE RISE – Connecting Stories From The Frontlines
Trailer | WOMEN ON THE RISE – Connecting Stories From The Frontlines from Indigenous Environmental Network on Vimeo. Trailer for a short film chronicling & connecting the stories of Indigenous Women worldwide leading the charge to protect the rights of...
Re-Visioning Our Relationship with the Earth: Lessons from ‘Rights of Nature and Systemic Change in Climate Solutions’
Deeply aware of the crisis of socio-ecologic injustice created by a dominant system that values growth and profit above all else, an extraordinary group of panelist gathered to speak out at ‘Rights of Nature and Systemic Change in Climate Solutions’...
