Will Falk is author of How Dams Fall: On Representing the Colorado River in the First-Ever American Lawsuit Seeking Rights for a Major Ecosystem and a practicing rights of Nature attorney. He is embarking on a journey to get to know the Ohio River. In his own words: "For the rest of 2020, I will [...]
CELDF presents a webinar on exploring the rights of nature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Ocd4Y_WRg
The Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights is hosting three free webinars on Rights of Nature developments around the world. The free webinars will look cover the movements in Florida, Australia and India. Webinar - Florida: Rights of Nature 101 Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:00 PM 8:00 PM Thu. June 18 @ 7pm Eastern Learn [...]
As you read this article and others that touch on the Rights of Nature, keep in mind that strategically one, if not probably the most, effective way to drive them into law is declaring these rights in local ordinances. Starting from the bottom up. Because the legal doctrines that are in place in the United [...]
by James Yeh in The Guardian, May 23, 2020 Her book Braiding Sweetgrass has been a surprise bestseller. The nature writer talks about her fight for plant rights, and why she hopes the pandemic will increase human compassion for the natural world This is a time to take a lesson from mosses,” says Robin Wall [...]
A suburb of the country’s capital is showing how urban planning can be harnessed to benefit both humans and wildlife “Pollinators were the key,” says Edgar Mora, reflecting on the decision to recognise every bee, bat, hummingbird and butterfly as a citizen of Curridabat during his 12-year spell as mayor. “Pollinators are the consultants of [...]
Most of the time, the Floridan Aquifer feeds the nearly 200 springs in the Suwanee River Basin, pushing water up through ancient porous limestone to the surface. During times of flood, pressure from the rising waters can cause the springs to reverse flow. The springs recharge the aquifer instead of the other way around. This [...]
The Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER) is offering free webinar training workshops to connect those that want to grant Nature rights in the places they live and beyond. Below is a brief description of the Rights of Nature work and the webinars that are being offered. by Thomas Linzey, Special Counsel What a [...]
For 50 years, environmentalists have celebrated the illusion that the law is on their side. This article by Markie Miller and Crystal Jankowski was published in Common Dreams on April 22nd, 2020. Let’s abolish Earth Day. Here’s why: The protection offered by the environmental regulatory system is an illusion. In 2014, our Toledo, Ohio municipal [...]
This press release was published by the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER) on April 7th, 2020. Sheffield (4/7/2020) – The first rights of nature initiative in Massachusetts has qualified for a town-wide vote in Sheffield, in western Massachusetts. The initiative, advanced to the annual Town Meeting by community members of Sheffield concerned about [...]
