Alberto Acosta honored with Hans Carl von Carlowitz Award
El Comercio newspaper, Quito November 23, 2017 Read original El Comercio article in Spanish: http://www.elcomercio.com/-premio-albertoacosta-opinion NOTE: The Prize was also received by one of the greatest climate change experts, Professor Joachim Schllenhuber, director of the Climate Research Institute in Potsdam...
Alberto Acosta honored with Hans Carl von Carlowitz Award
El Comercio newspaper, Quito November 23, 2017 Read original El Comercio article in Spanish: http://www.elcomercio.com/-premio-albertoacosta-opinion NOTE: The Prize was also received by one of the greatest climate change experts, Professor Joachim Schllenhuber, director of the Climate Research Institute in Potsdam...
The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World
Air Date: Week of November 17, 2017 Environmental lawyers are claiming in court that land, rivers, and other natural features should own themselves rather than being considered property, much like the law already treats corporations as ‘persons.’ The case for...
International Rights of Nature Tribunal in Bonn Findings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : 10 November 2017 Media Contact: Robert Wager (media contact) robert@endecocide.eu + 49 160 8104348 Cabot Davis (general inquiries) cabot@movementrights.org + 1 (831) 854-7634 Natalia Greene (Tribunal’s Secretariat) nati.greene@gmail.com + 593 9944-3724 Press release Bonn Tribunal (final)-ES...
Press Release: Cases at the International Rights of Nature Tribunal in Bonn
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 November 2017 Media Contact: Robert Wager (media contact) robert@endecocide.eu + 49 160 8104348 Cabot Davis (general inquiries) cabot@movementrights.org + 1 (831) 854-7634 Natalia Greene (Tribunal’s Secretariat) nati.greene@gmail.com + 593 9944-3724 PRESS RELEASE Bonn RoN Press Release...
European Parliament in Brussels – Envisioning a world that considers nature’s rights
Fri, 31 Mar 2017 Envisioning a world that considers nature’s rights: An introductory discussion in Europe Press Announcement from IUCN https://www.iucn.org/news/europe/201703/envisioning-world-considers-nature%E2%80%99s-rights-introductory-discussion-europe Enhancing the value of nature can play an important role in addressing some of the planet’s most pressing environmental...
Enshrining Rights of Nature in Law by Mumta Ito, TEDx Findhorn
Speaking at TEDxFindhorn, Mumta Ito advocates enshrining Rights of Nature in law in order for humans to protect the environment that we all need for our very existence. In her passionate talk, Mumta points out that although Humans have the...
Earth-Centered Law and Regulation for Safeguarding Nature – IUCN World Conservation Congress
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...
Earth-Centered Law and Regulation for Safeguarding Nature – IUCN World Conservation Congress
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...
Tribunal Considers Rights of Nature in Imperiled San Francisco Bay-Delta
Thank you Dan Bacher and Daily Kos, Monday May 02, 2016, 8:48 AM PDT, for this article. Many people have opined about Governor Jerry Brown’s environmentally devastating Delta Tunnels Plan, but nobody, including the Brown and Obama administrations promoting the project, have asked the...
