Rights of Nature at London Climate Action Week 2026
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) will be bringing the Rights of Nature movement to the London Climate Action Week in United Kingdom, from 20-28 June, 2026.
London Climate Action Week harnesses the unique power of London for global and local climate action. It mobilizes London’s unparalleled ecosystem of climate and non-climate organizations to accelerate global climate action and supports action in London to ensure it acts as a global climate leader.
We will be updating this page with more information shortly. To read more about London Climate Action Week, head to londonclimateactionweek.org.
Monday, June 22 – 2 PM – 6 PM – From the Ground Up: Grassroots Power, Rights of Nature and Climate Justice. Proposition Studios, The Lodge.
Panel 1 Indigenous Wisdom is Central to the Rights of Nature Framework
Panel 2 Grassroots Organizing for Nature under Denialist and Repressive Regimes
Panel 3 Growing a Global Movement for the Rights of Nature for Europe and Beyond
Speakers Include: Casey Camp Horinek, Julia Horinek (Ponca Nation USA) Leonardo Cerda, Natalia Greene (Ecuador), Arnilio Brenes (Panama), Miguel Rojas (Venezuela), Quetza Ramirez, Shannon Biggs, Osprey Orielle Lake, Grant Wilson (USA), Francesco Martone (Italy), Enrique Viale (Argentina), Rafael Colombo, Stella Bongiorno, Missy Lahren, Christiane Bosman/Pietro Consolandi, Tosana Töben (Netherlands), Cormac Cullinan (South Africa)
Tuesday, June 23 – 7 PM – Earth Law Center x Imp(act) Earth Film Festival: Rights of Nature Showcase
An evening of film, conversation and ecological reflection hosted by Earth Law Center, Six Senses London, Everyman Cinema and Imp(act) Earth Film Festival. Through powerful storytelling and thought-provoking discussion, this evening invites audiences to reimagine humanity’s relationship with the natural world and explore a growing global movement dedicated to protecting, restoring and living in greater harmony with the ecosystems that sustain all life. Films: Uq’axik b’e (Crossing Paths), Does Nature Have Rights?, Last Stand: Saving the Elwha River’s Legacy Forests, Connected. Master of Ceremonies: Grant Wilson | Executive Director, Earth Law Center, Introductions by Natasha Preville | Founder, Imp(act) Earth Film Festival & Paul Redman | Founder, If Not Us Then Who. Discussion Featuring: Natalia Greene | Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, Missy Lahren | Executive Producer, “Last Stand”, Osprey Orielle Lake | Founder & Executive Director, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network. Register here.
Wednesday, June 24 – 10:30 AM – 1 PM – Field Notes from Around the world: Rights of Nature in Action
Join Lawyers for Nature, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) and Letters to the Earth and their friends during London Climate Action Week for Rights of Nature in Action: Field Notes and Stories from Around the World, a gathering exploring the global Rights of Nature movement through storytelling, dialogue, Indigenous leadership, environmental law, climate justice, ecosystems protection, and relational approaches to Nature. Featuring a Water Ceremony at Gasholder Park, St Pancras Basin and a panel event at The Stables, MYO King’s Cross, this London event brings together global advocates, climate leaders, policymakers, and communities advancing Rights of Nature frameworks for rivers, forests, oceans, bioregions, and living ecosystems across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Antarctica. Register here.
Events at The Rights & Nature Hub
Monday, June 22
- 09 – 10:30 AM – GATC London Climate Week Opening Event: Hosted by the GATC & INUTW: Opening event of the London Climate Action Week, bringing together Indigenous Peoples, local communities, allies, and partners to celebrate the journey and collective achievements of the GATC. The event will include remarks from GATC leadership, reflections on the Alliance’s global advocacy process, and the screening of the trailer of a transformational global video highlighting the voices, struggles, and visions of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. More information.
- 15.30 – 17.30 – Beyond Impact: Ten Years of Storytelling, Capacity and Change: For over 12 years, If Not Us Then Who? has supported Indigenous, local communities, and Afro-descendant communities through mentorship, residencies, and community-based training. Meet the global network of storytellers reshaping narratives from within their territories and bringing them to the global stage. During this dynamic and participatory conversation, we will also explore two new initiatives from If Not Us Then Who?: “A Day on Earth”, a global participatory feature documentary, and the opening of “Weaving the Heart Beyond the Map”, an immersive exhibition on Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation, premiering at the Rights & Nature Hub. More information.
- 15.30 – 17.30 – Women on the Frontline: Stories, Solutions and Solidarity: Two, thought-provoking conversations from leading Indigenous and Afro-Descendant women who are setting the agenda for our collective climate futures. They will be joined by Indigenous filmmakers and global allies in solidarity with frontline resistance and solutions to the global biodiversity and climate crises. This revolutionary gathering will transform your understanding of who is shaping climate discourse. Practical, pragmatic, and rooted in territory and solidarity- this is what happens when women lead. We will culminate the evening with live music and dancing, ensuring you leave connected and inspired to change the world. More information.
- 18.00 – 21.00 – Cultural Night: Hosted by RAN, bringing together INUTW, Amazon Watch, and Yakumama for an evening of live music and artistic celebration. More information.
Wednesday, June 24
- 09.00 – 10:30 AM – Weaving the Heart Beyond the Map: Indigenous Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation: This event, designed to complement the exhibition featured at the Rights & Nature Hub, will premiere a powerful new documentary on the Ayoreo peoples inhabiting the Chaco, exploring the trauma of contact and the path to community healing. We will also feature a groundbreaking health system for isolated peoples in Peru and highlight “The Corridors” (the Amazon Borderlands Territorial Corridors), a massive Indigenous-led initiative to protect 25 million hectares of the Amazon rainforest in Peru and Brazil to safeguard the PIACI. This event brings together a collective of organizations, INUTW, Quipa Collective, Iniciativa Amotocodie, Rainforest Foundation International, and Earth Sight, on issues of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI). Meet and connect with the artists, Indigenous peoples, and activists leading this campaign. More information.
- 09.00 – 18.00 – Nusantara Fund & IPAS Fund Bazaar. More information.
- 21.00 – 23.00 – After Party Congo Cultural Night: A cultural and storytelling gathering where Congo Basin voices and other communities lead the narrative on climate, culture, and resilience, brought together by FPC, INUTW, REPALEAC, and TV Indígena from Panama, featuring live performance by Kasaai Masaai. More information
Thursday, June 25
- 09:00 – 12:30 – By the Fireside: Exploring Indigenous People’s Economies with the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities. More information.
