This article by Winona LaDuke was published on In Forum, January 24th, 2019. Manoomin (wild rice) now has legal rights. At the close of 2018, the White Earth band of Ojibwe recognized the “Rights of Manoomin” as a part of tribal regulatory authority. The resolution states, “it has become necessary to provide a legal basis [...]
Where Capitalism faces Rights of Nature, a community fights to keep Democracy alive. Invisible Hand, a Rights of Nature documentary, hasn't been released to the public yet. They do have a website where you can view the 3 minute trailer (which I highly recommend!), read more about the story behind the movie, and see where [...]
“The solution is not about ownership, but about stewardship.” – Markie Miller This article by Sue Lincoln appear in the Bayou Brief on, January 23rd, 2019. In the summer of 2017, the Dead Zone – an area of low oxygen that develops annually in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast – was the largest [...]
This letter by Diane St. Germain, NHCRN Board Member, appeared in The Eagle Times, January 21, 2019. To the editor, In 2006 Barnstead Selectman Jack O’Neil proclaimed support for a rights-based ordinance protecting Barnstead’s water resources stating, “…we pledge to walk point for you…”. It’s doubtful that at the time he imagined New Hampshire residents [...]
Sign the petition to transform Australia’s legal system This petition was shared by the Australian Centre for the Rights of Nature: An initiative of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance. Their goal is to gather 5000 signatures. Australia’s legal system has failed to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Despite extensive efforts by First Nations Peoples, scientists [...]
This letter by Michelle Maloney, co-founder and national convenor of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance, appeared in The Toledo Blade, January 12th, 2019. Around the world, people are working hard to protect their local communities and local ecosystems from the destructive impacts of excessive industrial developments. One strategy that’s receiving growing attention, is how to [...]
'This would be the first law to recognize the legal rights of a plant species' This news story appeared on the Healing Minnesota Stories website, on January 12th, 2019. The White Earth Band of Ojibwe and the 1855 Treaty Authority are taking action to address the growing threats to native wild rice, such as potential [...]
A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from January 9th, 2019. With a 70-percent affirmative vote of its membership, the National Lawyers Guild has incorporated advancement of “the rights of ecosystems” into its Guild Constitution. The National Lawyers Guild Constitution’s Preamble now reads: “The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for [...]
This update was posted in the San Juan Islander, January 7th, 2019. The group, Community Rights San Juan Islands, met with islanders in December on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands to discuss the possibility of a Rights of the Salish Sea (RoSS) initiative in 2019. Following is a summary of the meetings, goals, and [...]
Letter invites Trades to join in campaign to protect lake, create jobs A Press Release from the Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie (ACLE), from January 2nd, 2019. TOLEDO – Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie (ACLE) today sent a letter to Shaun Enright, Executive Secretary of the NW Ohio Building and Construction Trades, asking [...]
