From Tom Brenan, Gaia Foundation Here are some recent Earth law developments: The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) has issued a call for papers in preparation for its conference on 20th and 21st October 2016, ‘The future of Australian environmental law: politics, reform and community activism’. Individual papers and panels are welcome on a wideContinue Reading Earth law update – March 24, 2016
COP Out: The hollow promise of the Paris climate deal
Hal Rhoades, Gaia Foundation, December 16, 2015 COP21 has had a mixed reception and the agreement reached has been criticised more for what it doesn’t say as much as for what it does. The Gaia Foundation’s latest blog COP out: The hollow promise of the Paris climate deal reflects on what was agreed and highlightsContinue Reading COP Out: The hollow promise of the Paris climate deal
Grand promises of Paris climate deal undermined by squalid retrenchments
By comparison to what it could have been, it’s a miracle. By comparison to what it should have been, it’s a disaster. George Monbiot, The Guardian Monbiot goes on to note: Inside the narrow frame within which the talks have taken place, the draft agreement at the UN climate talks in Paris is a greatContinue Reading Grand promises of Paris climate deal undermined by squalid retrenchments
Mind the gap: Climate negotiators and civil society don’t agree
By Elisa Garcia for Global Sisters Report Photo: Indigenous leader from Ecuador speaks to crimes against nature by Chevron to a 13-member international panel of judges headed by South African lawyer Cormac Cullinan, author of Wild Law. Left is co-prosecutor Ramiro Avila. (GSR photo / Elise D. Garcia) As the second day of the InternationalContinue Reading Mind the gap: Climate negotiators and civil society don’t agree
Giving Mother Earth a Voice in Paris
NEWS RELEASE November 27, 2015 Click for Press Release PDF CONTACT: Natalia Greene, Secretariat nati.greene@gmail.com Giving Mother Earth a Voice in Paris International Tribunal on Rights of Nature Convenes during COP21 December 4-5, 2015 – Maison des Métallos Paris, France – Key environmental justice issues from around the world will have their day inContinue Reading Giving Mother Earth a Voice in Paris
Making Peace with the Earth
Vandana Shiva asked us to share this personal video message to Paris and to everyone on “Making Peace with the Earth.” Please watch and share. http://youtu.be/Pr_Rkdc5ghk We also invite you to sign A People’s Pact for Protection of the Earth and Each Other individually and on behalf of your organization.