How could Chileans, after rising up in October 2019 to demand a new constitution, then voting by an overwhelming majority to initiate the constituent process, reject the…
Wouldn’t You Say? – Nature is What’s Real
You wouldn’t think, in a rational society, that anyone would have to be told this, but reality doesn’t care what anybody believes is true; it…
It’s Inevitable – More to Come in Chile
Despite the claims of the corporate-minded, rejection of the new constitution by the voters of Chile is not a repute of what the new constitution…
Unveiling Rights of Nature Artwork and Logo
We want to begin this next chapter of the Nature Leads Series by unveiling CELF's beautiful new Rights of Nature artwork and logo designed by…
Why CELDF will be watching more than sports this Sunday
As Chilean voters are poised to go to the polls this coming Sunday, September 4, to hopefully become the second country in the world to…
Wouldn’t You Say? – Municipal Maze
Refuse to be complacent. Refuse to be complicit. Refuse to be irrelevant.
Press Release: Grant Township Charter Struck Down by Commonwealth Court
While unjust, the ruling from the Commonwealth Court is not unexpected. Courts have routinely ruled against communities and the environment in favor of harmful corporate…
Wouldn’t You Say? – Community Self-Government
Do you know what’s not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution? For one thing, government by the people.
Wouldn’t You Say? – Property
The Right to Property is Inalienable, Right? Some rights are defined as inalienable, meaning that they can’t be taken away from you. Heck, you can’t…
“Putting the rights of nature on the map. A quantitative analysis of rights of nature initiatives across the world.”
The Rights of Nature (RoN) promote a new understanding of the human environment, where natural entities are conceived as subjects with intrinsic value independent of human interests.…
Truthout: Nature Isn’t a “Vault” Full of Material Value. It Is a Treasure to Be Valued.
CELDF's Ben Price wrote this article, featured in Truthout, about a mining corporation's scam plan, pushed as an environmentally friendly investment opportunity.
Join CELDF & Sierra Club Niagara Group Environmental Series on Rights of Nature
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 6:30 PM Eastern Time Sierra Club Niagara Group Environmental Series: Rights of Nature Legislation with Dr. Joe Stahlman, Tish O’Dell…
Available Now: English Translation & Webinar of the Landmark Decision in Ecuador to Protect Los Cedros Forest over Mining Profits
We at CELDF were excited to be able to read the full decision of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador upholding the rights of the Los Cedros…
Wouldn’t You Say? – Personhood
The Right of Free Speech Includes the Right to Clean Air to Speak With Look, if corporate property can be called a legal person, and…
Building Our Children’s Trust Needs to Start With Reality
While we’re being told by scientific authority that decisive action to reduce carbon emissions is mandatory within the 2020’s, the legal theory underlying Juliana is…
A Court Hearing for Grant Township: Eight Years Later, and Still No Injection Well
As many are aware, CELDF has stood with the people and ecosystems of Grant Township (Indiana County, PA, population 700) in their courageous efforts to…
It’s Not All Bad
Over the last 15 years, grassroots work that establishes rights for human and natural communities has expanded in ways that no one could have foreseen.…
Less is More: Confronting the American Nightmare of Stuff
The system has worked hard to create obedience in a number of ways and to cover up and misdirect the true impacts of what our…
Some things never change, but we better start!
"Claiming to fight for clean water because the human community depends on clean water to bring in more tourism or that we need to destroy…
INVISIBLE HAND film viewing and discussion, June 12th
If corporations have rights, why not Nature? Join the Virginia Community Rights Network (VACRN) and its partner organizations for the virtual viewing and discussion of…
The Ohio River Watershed: How to Keep it Healthy
PART 2: WHO SPEAKS FOR NATURE? APRIL PUBLIC FORUM – Women’s City Club of Greater CincinnatiTUESDAY, APRIL 19, 7 PM via ZOOM The forum will…
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