Exploring Environmental Law, Activism, and the Rights of Nature

Just over a year ago, TLT LLP asked the question: ‘Does Better Business mean Nature sits on the Board?’

As we settle into 2024, we wanted to take the time to reflect on the work we have done and the achievements we are most proud of from the past few months. 

A couple of week’s ago, LFN Co-Director Brontie Ansell and researcher Alex May took part in Love Our Ouse’s Rights of River Summit in Lewes, a town in Sussex in the south of England.

Last month, we submitted a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘A Human Rights Bill for Scotland' to emphasise the importance of taking an ecological approach to the Right to a Healthy Environment, and to highlight the role that Rights of Nature can have in realising this.

At 8.15am on Monday 20th November, the music and chatter of community radio stations across the UK will quieten, and give way to the sweet sound of birdsong.

A year ago, in collaboration with Frieda Gormley and Javvy M Royle from House of Hackney, we launched the We Are Nature campaign, a grassroots movement to persuade dictionaries to update English-language dictionary definitions of the word Nature to include humans.

Lawyers for Nature stands in firm opposition to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 in its current form. While we acknowledge the government's stated aim to streamline development and enhance environmental outcomes, the Bill's current provisions risk undermining existing environmental protections, democratic processes, and the fundamental rights of nature itself.

We are proud to announce the release of a new research report, ‘Realising Rights of Nature: Understanding the Variety of Legal Instruments’, written by LFN Researcher Alex May.