Rights of Nature

Global Exchange released a new report for the Rio+20 Earth Summit (June 20th-22nd, 2012), Rights of Nature Planting Seeds of Real Change. 

• New Report - Rights of Nature: Planting Seeds of Real Change
• Download the full report (.pdf)
• Get more information on the Rio+20 Earth Summit and our international work advocating for the Rights of Nature.
• Watch our video blog from Rio+20
• Read David Korten's latest article for Yes! Magazine; The Down to Earth Economy.

The Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth

In 2011, Global Exchange released a new book, Rights of Nature: Making a Case for the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. Co-developed by the Council of Canadians and Fundacion Pachamama, the book gathers the wisdom of indigenous cultures, scientists, activists, lawyers, and small farmers to make a case for how and why humans must work to change our current structures of law to recognize that nature has inherent rights.  

How to order:

Copies of the book are $15 each (includes shipping for U.S. orders. Write a check to Global Exchange c/o Shannon Biggs and mail to 2017 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 9411 OR contact Shannon Biggs by e-mail: (shannon@globalexchange.org) or by phone at (415) 575-5540 to pay with a credit card. Once payment has been received, the book(s) will be shipped that day.

• Does Nature Have Rights? Transforming Grassroots Organizing to Protect People and the Planet

• Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature

• Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice  by Cormac Cullinan

• Should Trees Have Standing?  by Christopher Stone

• Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth

Rights-based Organizing

• "Reclaiming Democracy: How Communities are Saying 'NO' to Corporate Rights and Recognizing the Rights of Nature"  film featuring a presentation by Shannon Biggs and Thomas Linzey (CELDF)

• Read Thomas Linzey's new book about rights-based organizing: Be the Change - How to Get What You Want In YOUR Community

• Mt. Shasta Water Rights Report (.pdf)