International Rights of Nature Tribunal – Paris Agenda
Among the esteemed panel of judges:
Tribunal President’s Closing Statement
- Cormac Cullinan, President; Author WildLaw: A Manifesto for Earth Justice (South Africa) – Read transcript of President’s Closing Statement.
Courtesy of Citizens’ Voice at the Paris Climate Talks
Prosecutor for the Earth
- Ramiro Avila, Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar (Ecuador)
- Linda Sheehan, Earth Law Center (USA) View text of Prosecutor’s Closing Statement.
December 4 – Day 1
Climate Crimes Against Nature
- Osprey Orielle Lake, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (USA) – Read Osprey’s transcript for Climate Crimes Against Nature.
- Nnimmo Bassey, Health of Mother Earth Foundation/Oilwatch (Nigeria) – Read Nnimmo’s transcript for Crimes Against Nature
Financialization of Nature
- Tom Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network (Turtle Island, USA) – Read Tom’s transcript on Financialization of Nature
- Alberto Acosta, Economist and former President Ecuador Constitutional Assembly (Ecuador)
Agro-food Industry/GMOs
- Philippe Desbroses, Honorary – 4 Dec, farmer, scientist, writer (France) – Read Philippe’s transcript for Agro-food Industry/GMOs
Defenders of Mother Earth
- Ruth Nyambura, Political ecologist, African Ecofeminists Collective (Kenya) – Read Ruth’s transcript for Defenders of Mother Earth
- Atossa Soltani, Amazon Watch (USA) – Read Atossa’s transcript for Defenders of Mother Earth
December 5 – Day 2
Shale fracking operations
- Damien Short, University of London (United Kingdom)
Mega-Dams in Brazil: Belo Monte and Tapajos
- Felício Pontes, Federal Prosecutor (Brazil)
Presentation of New Cases
- Terisa Turner, professor Sociology and Anthropology, former UN Energy Specialist (Canada)
- Christophe Bonneuil, Historian of Sciences, Attac (France)
Ecocide Case: Yasuni ITT
- Alberto Acosta, Economist and former President Ecuador Constitutional Assembly (Ecuador)
- Dominique Bourg, Honorary – 5 Dec, Professor Geosciences, University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
For more visit: Paris International Rights of Nature Tribunal
Tribunal Video Credits: A special thank you to Panasonic; 2nd Side Adventures, LLC; Diana Weynand, Producer, Supervising Editor; Clément Guerra, Camera; Sophie Guerra, Sound; Editors: Sean Lea, Sachie Masuda, and Rebecca Ryden; and Citizens’ Voice at the Paris Climate Talks.