The first rights of nature law in Florida was overwhelmingly approved by voters on Election Day, November 3, 2020! Hear from the leaders of the campaign and about the growing movement in Florida on this edition of the monthly webinar series, Global Developments in the Rights of Nature.
The Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER) hosts its monthly webinar series, Global Developments in the Rights of Nature. In November 2020, CDER focused on the State of Florida, in the United States, with an introduction from CDER’s Thomas Linzey, along with presenters Chuck O’Neal and Joe Bonasia of the Florida Rights of Nature Network, a key partner organization of CDER.
In a counterpoint post by the Community Environmental Defense Fund, the organization argues that this particular law falls short in a few ways, including failing to go beyond inadequate state laws and excluding immigrants.