The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1770412395 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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An important and timely recipe for hope for humans and all forms of lifePalila v Hawaii. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities.In The Rights of Nature, noted environmental lawyer David Boyd tells this remarkable story, which is, at its heart, one of humans as a species finally growing up. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems rivers, forests, mountains, and more have legally enforceable rights. New Zealand’s Te Urewera Act. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Read this book and your world view will be altered forever.. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species from birds to lions have the legal right to exist. Sierra Club v Disney. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet an
. For more information, visit DavidRichardBoyd. Boyd is an environmental lawyer, professor, and advocate for recognition of the right to live in a healthy environment. He lives on Pender Island, B.C. Boyd is the award-winning author of eight books, including The Optimistic Environmentalist, and co-chaired Vancouver’s Greenest City in
It deserves a place on every concerned citizen’s bookshelf.” Andrew Westoll, author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary. Leading environmental lawyer David Boyd takes us on a trip around the world to look at these stunning shifts in humanity’s relationship with nature. Filled with stories of crusading lawyers, pugnacious civilians, and (yes!) enlightened world leaders, David R. David Boyd compellingly helps to chart that journey.” Terry Tamminen, CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation“Changing our laws to better reflect that laws of nature may be the only way to save the planet. Imagine constitutions and laws acknowledging that rivers and ecosystems have rights and cannot be owned by humans. Envision judges recognizing that sentient animals are ‘legal persons’ and should no longer be regarded as property. David Boyd has written a brilliant call to arms to get behind a movement whose time has (fi