Exploring Environmental Law, Activism, and the Rights of Nature

Arguably, injustice cannot be fixed by repeating the same economic models and patterns of exploitation that are the very cause of it.

A summary of our work and updates from 2021 at Lawyers for Nature.

We need ‘wild lawyers’, ‘lawyers for nature’ or ‘earth lawyers’: those committed to enacting and upholding the Rights of Nature through whatever legal avenues and means that are available.

In October 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed the much-awaited Resolution 48/13, which recognises the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

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Analysis of the most recent report published by the IPCC.

We wanted to share some positive news from the world of Rights of Nature. It’s these moments that remind us why we’re reimagining the law for Nature—ensuring it has the opportunity to thrive and flourish, just as it should.

This is a story about Lawyers for Nature’s work on what was variously known as the Dulwich Oaks or Save the Footbridge Oaks Campaign. I was contacted out of the blue by a member of the campaign who had heard about Lawyers for Nature and our work saving trees.

The joint declaration came as a shock amidst the ongoing technology war between D.C. and Beijing, which began under the Trump Administration.