We are launching the School of Nature Law to expand the growing field of ecocentric law and governance.
The School will provide free courses and learning modules to advance the Rights of Nature and Nature Governance. We will also provide in person workshops to connect people involved in Nature Representation work.
The school is unique in that it will challenge anthropocentric law and will specifically advance Nature governance within organisations in the UK and internationally. Our organisation and the connections we have built position us as key conveners of these conversations and knowledge-sharing.
Held a Nature on the Board Retreat at 42 Acres for a number of third sector organisations
Held our first Nature Governance group session (for organisations and Nature Guardians) with an in-person workshop scheduled in June
Building and developing the Nature Representative Course which will be open for international participants to join as part of a dedicated cohort this year
Building and developing the River Guardian Course
Our first online cohort of The School of Nature Law - launching April 2026.
What if changing our relationship with Nature could change the system?
What if Nature participated as an equal member of our shared society?
What rights could Nature hold in such a system? How would these be upheld?
How should law interact with Nature?
How can we use systems of governance to further Nature’s best interests?
If you are interested in exploring this work then sign up to find out more about the School of Nature Law, hosted by Lawyers for Nature. This is our fully-funded six-month programme for anyone who wants to learn how our legal systems could better serve Nature.
The School of Nature Law is for:
- Activists challenging current narratives around what law is and who it protects
- Organisations who want to walk a different path from extractive capitalism
- Communities and their leaders working in service to Nature
- Anyone who wants weave in legal, social and political knowledge for Nature into their work
During this course you will:
- Explore Rights of Nature
- Learn about Nature centric governance
- Understand guardianship for Nature
- Discover legal imagination for Nature
Further information and costs:
- This course is free of charge to all participants to make it as accessible and inclusive as possible, but if you are able to make a donation to Lawyers for Nature, in order to pay it forward and enable someone else to learn with us, then please do so.
- Due to our level of funding there is a maximum of 20 places available
- The course will be run in English
- The course will be taught online and there will be individual work to be completed by you in between sessions.
- All sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings, from 7-8pm BST/GMT. If this time would not work for you because of your timezone, please let us know in the application form. We may still be able to accommodate you.
Application form available here.
We aim to respond to all applications by Wednesday 20th May
Deadline for applications: 6 May 5pm BST
Course start date: 9 June
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