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Revive, Decolonise, Transform: Meet Africa’s First Earth Jurisprudence Graduates
At a colourful ceremony blessed by elders from the Kikuyu, Maasai and Tharaka Tribes, Africa’s first ever group of Earth Jurisprudence (EJ) practitioners graduated this July. Comprised of lawyers, educators,… Read More
Africa’s first class of Earth Jurisprudence practitioners graduate
An African movement for Earth-centred living and governance, founded in traditional cultures, is growing across the continent, writes Hannibal Rhoades for the Ecologist. Meet the newly graduated Earth Jurisprudence practitioners… Read More
Learning from Nature’s Laws and Lores, Gaia in The Ecologist
Liz Hosken tells how bringing together African and Amazonian peoples has informed a campaign for a new Earth jurisprudence. Originally published in Resurgence & The Ecologist. Thomas Berry, the American… Read More
Calling for a paradigm shift to Earth Jurisprudence at the UN General Assembly
We were delighted to have the opportunity to discuss Earth Jurisprudence at the United Nations, presenting at the 7th UN Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature, Friday 21st April, 2017…. Read More
Gaia features in Langscape magazine – Voices of the Earth
The Earthlings Are Invading! Radical Language and Dialogue at the United Nations by Joseph Lambert, The Gaia Foundation. ‘There is an urgent need for society to replace the current anthropocentric… Read More
Beyond Anthropocentrism: UN General Assembly acknowledges Earth Jurisprudence
Right now the world’s governments are gathered at the United Nations’ ongoing 71st General Assembly in New York, where the growing, climate-change fueled refugee crisis is top of the agenda…. Read More
International Tribunal Defends the Rights of Nature from Mining
9th December – The International Tribunal for the Rights of Nature, initiated by the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature, calls for mining to stop in the Cordillera del Condor, Peru… Read More
WPC Sydney – not just about protecting beautiful places
A strong presence at the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) in Sydney, this week, is high on Gaia’s agenda – building on the momentum for greater protection of indigenous sacred natural sites,… Read More
Benin’s Historic Sacred Forest Law Translated into English
GRABE-Benin and The Gaia Foundation are pleased to share a much awaited English translation of the 2012 Beninese law recognising sacred forests and their custodian communities. This significant precedent for the legal… Read More
The Year in Review – Gaia’s 2013 Highlights
2013 was another exciting year for Gaia and our partners. In particular, we built the momentum of two key areas of work – exposing the true story of seed and… Read More
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