rights of nature

May
04
Picture shows a huge pile of rubbish in the foreground with woods behind.

The Destruction of Hoad’s Wood – and the need for Rights of Nature

Paul Powlesland tells the tragic story of Hoad’s Wood, used as a landfill and ignored by authorities, and how it shows we need Rights of Nature and guardianship.
9 min read
May
04
LFN and Sheffield Tree Action Group logos

Rights of Nature and Guardianship for Sheffield Trees

Paul Powlesland, barrister and Rights of Nature campaigner who acted for Sheffield activists, proposes that trees should have Rights of
5 min read
Mar
13
Ring of Truth: A Case for Nature

Ring of Truth: A Case for Nature

What happens when a 200 year old oak tree takes the Secretary of State for Climate and Ecological Breakdown to court?
11 min read
Dec
12
Attending Love Our Ouse's Rights of Rivers Summit!

Attending Love Our Ouse's Rights of Rivers Summit!

We attended the Rights of Rivers Summit, featuring workshops on different aspects of developing a River Charter.
3 min read
Nov
28
LFN's Submission to Scottish Government Human Rights Consultation

LFN's Submission to Scottish Government Human Rights Consultation

Our submission highlighted the importance of a Rights of Nature approach to the Right to a Healthy Environment.
3 min read
Oct
25
Ask Not (Only) What Nature Can Do for Us – But Also What We Can Do for Nature

Ask Not (Only) What Nature Can Do for Us – But Also What We Can Do for Nature

Developing an ecocentric framework for nature connection.
5 min read
Sep
12
Report: Realising Rights of Nature: Understanding the Variety of Legal Instruments

Report: Realising Rights of Nature: Understanding the Variety of Legal Instruments

A new report by LFN Researcher Alex May.
2 min read
Sep
07
ERCS's Environmental Rights Summit

ERCS's Environmental Rights Summit

LFN Researcher Alex May had a great time attending the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland's Environmental Rights Summit yesterday.
2 min read
Jul
17
#LCAW2023 - A Circle of Perspectives towards Restorative and Multispecies Justice

#LCAW2023 - A Circle of Perspectives towards Restorative and Multispecies Justice

It felt very special to weave together powerful campaigns, community-led solutions, water meditation, song and ideas generation around system and consciousness shift at the #LCAW2023 event, "A Circle of Perspectives towards restorative and multispecies justice"
2 min read
Jun
19
How to Make Rights of Nature Possible: A Newcomers' Guide to Changing Our Relationship with Nature

How to Make Rights of Nature Possible: A Newcomers' Guide to Changing Our Relationship with Nature

What is the Rights of Nature approach? Why do we need it in the UK? How do we bring it to life?
13 min read