Ecuador’s green president pushes massive Chinese mine
QUITO, Ecuador — President Rafael Correa was once the toast of environmentalists around the world after his government adopted a groundbreaking new constitution that recognized “the rights of nature.” The 2008 constitution even used the words “Pacha Mama” — the...
Large scale mining in Ecuador – Domingo Ankuash, Shuar
Domingo Ankuash speaks on behalf of the Shaur and Indigenous Peoples of Ecuador about the threat of the proposed Mirador open pit mining project. This video has been created to bring to the eyes of the world the situation in...
Large scale mining in Ecuador
by Luis Corral The environmentalist Luis Corral talks about the environmental liabilities and heritage losses associated with the large scale mining. He describes with clarity the incompatibility of mining with the cultural and ecological survival of the Condor Mountain Range,...
Beyond Personhood: Why Corporations Love the Constitution More Than You do
By Randy Hayes of Foundation Earth and Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange See full text at Global Exchange People to People Blog As we grimly mark the 3rd anniversary of the infamous Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Citizen United ruling...
South meets North at IEN Rights of Nature Conference
Indigenous leaders Marlon Santi and Patricia Gualinga of Sarayacu, Ecuador traveled to Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence Kansas to participate in the Rights of Mother Earth Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibility and Respect in April, 2012. The two leaders...
Vilcabamba River case law: 1 year after
News bulletin on the implementation of the first nature rights sentence[1] Gabriela León Cobo Pachamama Foundation Nature Rights. Can they be exercised? The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, through one of its founding organizations, Fundación Pachamama, points towards...
Earth Jurisprudence – Peter Burdon and Mari Margil interview with Phillip Adams on ABC’s LateNightLive
Phillip Adams interviews Peter Burdon and Mari Margil on ABC’s LateNightLive. The discussion on Earth Jurisprudence was triggered by the recent Rights of Nature case awarding damages to the Vilcabamba River. Mari Margil talks about how earlier this year, a...