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Earth Jurisprudence

9th October 2017

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

4th September 2017

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

29th August 2017

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

31st May 2017

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

19th December 2016

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

29th September 2016

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

9th December 2014

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

10th November 2014

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

2nd July 2014

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

29th January 2014

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