The rights of nature : the case for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth was proclaimed on April 22, 2010 (Mother Earth Day) by more than 32,000 participants in the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth held in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The Declaration recognizes that Earth is an indivisible, living community of interrelated and interdependent beings with inherent rights, and defines fundamental human responsibilities to other beings and to the community as a whole. (The Declaration uses the ancient term "Mother Earth" to refer to this community in order to emphasize that humans should relate to the being that gives them life in a deeply respectful manner and not as an inanimate "resource" to be managed.)
Print Book, English, 2011
Council of Canadians ; Fundación Pachamama ; Global Exchange, Ottawa, Quito, San Francisco, 2011
133 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
727625357
Introduction
A cultural survey on the rights of Mother Earth
Creating a culture for nature's rights
How long will we wait?
The heart of the world: U'Wa perspectives on Mother Earth
Towards a fundamental transformation of our relationship with nature
What we do for Mother Earth, we do for ourselves
There is nothing to debate about the universal rights of Mother Nature
No future for humankind outside of nature and Mother Earth
The case of Khapi and its interdependence on Mother Earth
Changing culture by changing law
Why law matters: recognizing the rights of nature in law
A new paradigm for nature: turning our values into law
Recognizing the rights of the sacred in Mt. Shasta, California
Pittsburgh: first major U.S. city to recognize the rights of nature in law
From suffixes to sovereignty
How the recognition of the rights of nature became a part of the Ecuadorian Constitution
The international framework
Building an international movement for the rights of Mother Earth
The legal case for the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
Climate justice is a cause that touches us all
Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth captures the natural law that indigenous peoples believe in
The green economy versus the rights of Mother Earth
It is not too late for a new path for Mother Earth
Reconnecting as a shared humanity
Conclusion
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