ABC Radio National / By Jackie Dent for Late Night Live
As a new space race kicks off, more countries and businesses are heading to the Moon and beyond.
A small group of space-thinkers and lawyers have raised concerns about …
Category: AELC
Sep 19 2020
Event [Oct 1 & 2, 2020]: Rights of Nature and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment in Dialogue
Global Forum
October 1 & 2, 2020
This two-day Global Forum will feature experts from around the world – including Ecuador, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand, India, the United States, and from tribal nations – discussing the interplay between the rights …
Aug 08 2020
Reimagining an Earth Centered Economy with Michelle Maloney
Have a listen to AELA's National Convenor, Dr Michelle Maloney, chat with "Post Growth Australia" podcast host Michael Bayliss, about Earth laws, Earth jurisprudence and Earth centred economies.
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Apr 16 2020
Video: Here are 4 countries that give the natural world the same rights as humans
From the World Economic Forum Facebook page
A positive story in the middle of lockdown:
Plaintiff: Humanity.
Defendant: The whole ecosystem.
Read more: https://wef.ch/2GNIPOA…
Apr 16 2020
Blue Mountains council resolves to integrate Rights of Nature into operations and planning
Blue Mountains City Council will investigate integrating the Rights of Nature into future operations and planning following a successful push by the mayor at the last council meeting.
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Mayor Mark Greenhill moved a mayoral minute on the issue at …
Nov 24 2019
Media Release: First Rights of Nature bill introduced in Australia
24 Nov, 2019
Rights of Nature and Future Generations Bill Introduced in Western Australian Parliament
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Dr Michelle Maloney
Australian Centre for …
Aug 16 2019
Recognizing Rights of Great Barrier Reef Could Help Defeat Destructive Coal Mine Project
Conventional environmental laws have allowed Adani’s Carmichael coal mine go forward in Australia. It’s time we changed them.
August 5, 2019
Recently, groundwater extraction permits were granted for the controversial Carmichael coal mine project in …
May 13 2019
Rights of nature laws are key to protecting Blue Mountains: Greens candidate
Affording nature the same rights as a person is an emerging legal movement globally that is gathering steam in Australia, says the Federal Greens candidate for Macquarie.
Kingsley Liu said that rights of nature laws are the key to protecting
Apr 14 2019
The Rights of Nature: Building a New People’s Movement for the Earth
Guest Blog Post By Mari Margil, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
When Dr. Seuss’s Lorax sees the Truffula trees being destroyed, he declares: “I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”
No …
Mar 31 2019
Rebalancing Rights: Communities, Corporations and Nature
The Green Institute - Rebalancing Rights: Communities, Corporations And Nature
https://www.greeninstitute.org.au/publications/rebalancing-rights/
This collection began its life as an exploration of the concept of Rights of Nature. However, in early research and conversations it swiftly became clear that it would be …
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