Cormac Cullinan addresses Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute
Cormac Cullinan spoke to the Annual General Meeting of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) in Durban, South Africa. The focus of the event was Global Climate Talks 2011 (COP17) to be hosted in Durban, in December of...
Community Bills of Rights on November Ballot
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund reports that the City Councils of both Pittsburgh, PA and Spokane, WA have voted this week to move forward with Community Bill of Rights ordinances on the November ballot. In a CELDF News brief, Mari...
Natalia Greene speaks on Rights of Nature at Global Youth Assembly
Natalia Greene spoke to more than 300 young people about Rights of Nature at the Ignite Change Now! Global Youth Assembly (GYA) in Edmonton, Canada on Thursday July 28, 2011. Young people ages 16 to 28 came from Edmonton, Rwanda,...
Green Giveaway! Win 1 of 15 eBooks of Cormac Cullinan’s Wild Law
Siber Ink and Little White Bakkie are giving away 15 eBook copies of renowned environmental attorney Cormac Cullinan’s Wild Law: 2nd edition. The eBook is available for purchase from the Little White Bakkie online store at the already tempting price...
Call for Rio+20 priorities – Speak up now!
Invitation to contribute to Viewpoints For EarthSummit2012 – Rio+20 Deadline July 15, 2011 Act now and be a voice for Rights of Nature! We want the Universal Declaration for the Rights of Mother Earth to be formally adopted! The Natural...
First successful Rights of Nature case in Ecuador
by Natalia Greene The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, the Ecuadorian Coordinator of Organizations for the Defense of Nature and the Environment (CEDENMA) and Fundación Pachamama praise the first successful case of the rights of nature in Ecuador...
Pacha’s Pajamas – A children’s story about Rights of Nature
“Pacha’s Pajamas: A Story Written by Nature”, part of an unprecedented edutainment platform that connects ecology and entertainment, debuted its eBook today. The innovative children’s story, considered a modern-day “Jungle Book”, details a city girl’s dream in which animals and...
Celebran el primer caso exitoso de exigibilidad de los Derechos de la Naturaleza en Ecuador
La Alianza Global por los Derechos de la Naturaleza, la Coordinadora Ecuatoriana de Organizaciones por la Defensa de la Naturaleza y del Medio Ambiente (CEDENMA) y la Fundación Pachamama, celebran el primer caso exitoso de exigibilidad de los Derechos de...
NY town Adopts Community Rights Ordinance That Bans “Fracking”
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) – Pennsylvania Community Rights Network announces Town of Wales, New York, adopts a Community Rights Ordinance that bans “fracking” “This local law embodies the will of our residents to protect our natural resources...
A voice to be reckoned with – our children
13 year old Felix Finkbeiner addressed the United Nations at the opening of the Year of the Forest, February 2, 2011. His question to adults from the children: “Why is there so little action? We know that adults know the...
