Join Us for a Workshop on
“Earth-Centered Law and Regulation for Safeguarding Nature.”
September 4th, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Room 318A, Hawaii Convention Center, Session 10223
Introductory Remarks by Justice Antonio H. Benjamin, Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Why Should You Attend?
1) In 2012 the IUCN adopted Resolution 100, “Incorporation of the Rights of Nature as the organizational focal point in IUCN’s decision making.” This Resolution calls nature’s rights to become a “fundamental and absolute key element for planning, action and assessment” for the IUCN.
2) Resolution 100 further urges the IUCN to promote a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Nature.
3) Now is the time to act on this IUCN Resolution and shift our laws and actions from an anthropocentric to an Earth-centered worldview and ethic.
4) Laws derived from the Earth that recognize and protect nature’s rights can help reverse the damage to the natural world, as well as prevent further damage. Such laws also support human rights and indigenous peoples’ rights, as detailed in Earth Law Center’s report, Fighting for Our Shared Future: http://bit.ly/ELCCoVR
5) Over 845,000 people worldwide already support the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. Attend this Workshop to learn more about how you can take part in the fast-growing rights of nature movement!
Speakers: Linda Sheehan, Earth Law Center, USA (Rights of Nature); Sostine Namanya, NAPE, Uganda (Earth Jurisprudence); Betsan Martin, Int’l Alliance of Responsible and Sustainable Societies, New Zealand; (Responsibilities to Nature) Florence Clap, IUCN France (Ecological Reparations)
For more information, contact Linda Sheehan, lsheehan@earthlaw.org, or visit https://portals.iucn.org/congress/session/10223
Click for a printable IUCN Earth-Centered Law and Regulation for Safeguarding Nature workshop flier.
Learn more about the proposed IUCN Universal Declaration for the Rights of Nature.
To sign the Intervention urging the IUCN to implement Rights of Nature, and adopt a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Nature, please send your organization’s name and logo to mbender@earthlaw.org.
Related events of interest: Workshop 10217, Protection of Sacred Natural Sites, Sept. 4, 11am-1pm Workshop 10283, Ecologically Informed Global Ethics and Env’l Law, Sept. 2, 5-7pm Workshop 10300, Environmental Rule of Law, Sept. 3, 2:30-4:30pm
