Pocket Archive: Climate Justice & Indigenous Rights

Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.

After 80 years studying the medicinal plants of the páramo -- an endangered alpine tundra ecosystem -- Mama Margarita says today may be her last time making the eight-hour, round-trip hike into the Andes.

Expert drafting panel on the legal definition of “ecocide” convened by the Stop Ecocide Foundation.

The long overdue modernization of Canada’s Environmental Protection Act shows what we can accomplish when we work together.

[Darryl Robinson is a Professor at Queen’s University, Faculty of Law (Canada), specializing in international criminal justice.] In part one of this post, I mapped out the main controversies a…

The Magpie River is the first in Canada to be granted legal personhood rights, part of a growing global movement rooted in Indigenous beliefs.

From Alaska to Australia, scientists are turning to the knowledge of traditional people for a deeper understanding of the natural world. What they are learning is helping them discover more about everything from melting Arctic ice, to protecting fish stocks, to controlling wildfires.

The Canadian federal law regulating toxic substances has been updated for the first time in more than two decades

Here's how we're using the power of the law to save wildlife and nature

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issues updated climate change report

In December 2020, lawyers from around the world began drafting a legal definition of ecocide. What would it mean if they succeed?

BY MÉLISSA GODIN FEBRUARY 19, 2021 7:56 AM EST When a Nigerian judge ruled in 2005 that Shell’s practice of gas flaring in the Niger Delta was a violation of citizens’ constitutional rights to life and dignity, Nnummo Bassey, a local environmental activist, was thrilled. Bassey’s organization, Frien

At the halfway point of COP26, leading Indigenous, environmental and human rights NGOs are criticising the focus on ‘net-zero’ targets due to their over-reliance on offsetting scams and unproven technology.

Prestigious law institute publishes EU-specific model law on ecocide

Support for the idea of recognising ecocide as a serious crime is growing faster than expected - and from some unexpected quarters.

Alan D.D. shares the legend of the Venezuelan water spirits known as the momoyes.

As part of our first ever Earth Jurisprudence week, we share the four key things you need to know about Earth Jurisprudence- what it is, where the idea comes from... Read More