Have you ever pondered the nature of…Nature? Attend this Rights of Nature Training
Global Alliance members Global Exchange and The Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus invite you to an exciting Rights of Nature seminar, the first of six seminars and trainings in building Resilient Community. From Global Exchange People to People Blog. Faced...
Rights of Mother Nature perspectives from leading advocates
In honor of Earth Day 2011, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center hosted a blog panel on Rights of Nature. The distinguished international panel of leading Rights of Nature advocates included Shannon Biggs, Cormac Cullinan, Vandana Shiva, Maude...
Rights of Nature Strategy Summit
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature members from Global Exchange, Fundacion Pachamama, Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), CA Coastal Keepers, Council of Canadians, and Gaia participated in a Rights of Nature Strategy Summit...
Rights of Nature Strategy Summit
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature members from Global Exchange, Fundacion Pachamama, Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), CA Coastal Keepers, Council of Canadians, and Gaia participated in a Rights of Nature Strategy Summit...
Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth
UNITED NATIONS, May 24, 2011 (IPS) – An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect “mother earth”. Thalif Deen of Inter Press Services writes about...
Vision: How to Change Our Laws So That Corporations Don’t Trump Communities
AlterNet / By Shannon Biggs and Mari Margil Our environmental laws and regulations, rather than put in place protections for the environment, instead seem to be written to exploit it. Here’s what can we do about it. Excerpts from The...