The Rights of Nature:
Drafting, Adopting, and Enforcing Rights of Nature Laws in Cities, Towns, and Counties
With Thomas Linzey
& Mari Margil Thursdays starting October 19th | 11 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. PT |
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Hi Bioneer, Coming this October, our "Rights of Nature" course presents an indispensable opportunity to get up to speed with the emerging "Rights of Nature" movement in the United States and internationally. Registering allows you to participate LIVE virtually on Thursdays, gaining insights on the most effective legal tactics for supporting and protecting nature in your own community. In this course, you'll learn: - The Indigenous origins of Rights of Nature and its evolution into Western legal theory
- How to support the Rights of Nature in your community
- How to speak effectively about the Rights of Nature
- How tribal Rights of Nature laws have succeeded in the USA and around the world
- Strategies for advancing Rights of Nature laws in your communities
- And much more!
This course is useful for activists, community leaders, and those who want to work to protect the natural beauty around them. Join us for a journey into the Rights of Nature movement and learn how Rights of Nature laws are shaping nature conservation. |
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Thomas Linzey
Thomas Linzey serves as senior legal counsel for the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights. He is widely recognized as the founder of the contemporary “community rights” and “Rights of Nature” movements which have resulted in the adoption of several hundred laws across the United States and around the world.
Read an interview with Thomas Linzey. |
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Mari Margil
Mari Margil is the Executive Director of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER). She works with civil society; national, state, and local governments; tribal nations; and indigenous communities in the U.S., Ecuador, Australia, the Philippines, Nepal, and elsewhere, to advance Rights of Nature frameworks. She consulted with Ecuador’s Constituent Assembly, helping to draft the world’s first Rights of Nature constitutional provisions. |
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NEW COMMUNITY CONVERSATION EVENT
A Special Introduction to the Rights of Nature |
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We're excited to introduce the first Bioneers Learning Community Conversation of 2023, in which Thomas Linzey and Mari Margil will guide us through an introduction to the emerging Rights of Nature movement. This Community Conversation will serve as an engaging crash course. Attendees will watch a presentation by Thomas and Mari about the Rights of Nature movement, then join a facilitated group discussion, where they'll have the opportunity to share their thoughts and ask questions. This event is ideal for anyone interested in embarking on conversations around how indigenous communities are adopting and enforcing rights of nature laws. It will also give anyone who is considering taking the above Rights of Nature course a taste of what to expect. Attendees of this Community Conversation will receive a 15% insider discount on Bioneers Learning course registration. |
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