Published by YubaNet on August 17, 2021 by by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. August 17, 2021 – With the window of opportunity to take meaningful action on climate change and mass extinction closing, a growing number of communities, organizations, and governments around the world are calling for Rights of Nature (RoN) to be legally recognized. [...]
UN climate change report could help bolster tribe’s claims against Enbridge Line 3 This article by Mary Annette Pember was published in Indian Country Today on April 15, 2021. It’s all about strategy and timing in Indian Country, especially in the legal system. Shortly after a groundbreaking lawsuit was filed in the White Earth Nation’s [...]
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'Wild rice protects us. Wild rice feeds us,' says White Earth First Nation lawyer. This "As it Happens" story was posted by CBC Radio on Aug 09, 2021 6:26 PM ET. Wild rice is the lead plaintiff in a new lawsuit aimed at halting construction of Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline replacement. "Wild rice is [...]
@MovementRights announced a new Rights of Nature hire in an Aug 11, 2021 tweet: We're excited! Sam White Swan-Perkins has joined our team as our Intertribal Rights of Nature (IRON) coordinator. Along with Casey Camp Horinek & @PennieOpal Sam will work w/ tribal communities exploring #RightsofNature #tribalsovereignty #climatejustice!
This Guardian article by Isabella Kaminski was published July 17, 2021. As more and more countries grant natural features or ecosystems legal personhood, the UK’s fight to pass nature rights laws is quietly gaining pace The River Frome murmurs and babbles through the woods and fields of north Somerset. It is popular with anglers and [...]
This article by Michele Nijhuis appeared in Yes! Magazine on July 6, 2021. Arguing for the legal standing of nature was greeted as ridiculous in the 1970s. But now the idea is catching on. In October 1971, a few months after international officials gathered in Iran to sign the Ramsar wetlands treaty, Christopher Stone was [...]
This episode of "Good Food," hosted by Evan Kleiman, was broadcast by KCRW on July 23, 2021 “We need to do something different,” says Thomas Linzey, Senior Legal Counsel at the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights. He works globally and nationally to advance the “rights of nature,” stepping into the shoes of ecosystems to [...]
This story aired on Florida NPR member stations WMFE and WMFV on July 22, 2021. By a margin of nearly 90 percent, Orange County voters approved a charter amendment last November aimed at protecting the “rights of nature.” Now, backers are taking the issue statewide by pushing five amendments to the Florida constitution. WMFE environmental [...]
This opinion piece by Patrick Barkham appeared in The Guardian on July 25, 2021. Around the world, activists are pushing to protect their rivers by giving them legal personhood. Is this just symbolism, or can it drive lasting environmental change? The Magpie River winds majestically through the forests of Quebec for nearly 200 miles. Its [...]
