The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06ZZYPL8X |
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| Number of Pages | : | 535 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Boyd has written a brilliant call to arms to get behind a movement whose time has (finally, thankfully) come.” Maude Barlow, author of Boiling Point“At once a fascinating history and a spirited call-to-arms, The Rights of Nature provides a vital dose of optimism in this age of environmental woe. Imagine constitutions and laws acknowledging that rivers and ecosystems have rights and cannot be owned by humans. 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. “This is a real-life legal thriller
Boyd is an environmental lawyer, professor, and advocate for recognition of the right to live in a healthy environment. David R. Snow is a full-time audiobook narrator and voice talent from the great Pacific Northwest, working from his home studio in Olympia, Washington. In his life before becoming a narrator he has been a typesetter, a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, a software developer, and
Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems — rivers, forests, mountains, and more — have legally enforceable rights. Sierra Club v Disney. New Zealand’s Te Urewera Act. An important and timely recipe for hope for humans and all forms of lifePalila v Hawaii. 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. 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. In Hawa