Sustainability and the Rights of Nature in Practice.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Editors -- Contributors -- Section I: Concepts and Overviews -- 1. Introduction: Rights of Nature, Sacred Lands and Sustainability in the Western Tradition -- Rights of Nature: Beginnings -- Rights of Nature and Sacred Lands Tradition in Western Culture -- Sustainability Projects in the United States -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2. Defending the Tree of Life: The Ethical Justification for the Rights of Nature in a Theory of Justice -- Introduction -- Extending the Ethical Roots of Justice to the Roots Themselves -- A Worldview: Living Ethics for a Living Earth -- A Methodology: A Rooted Cosmopolitanism Approach to Law and Life -- The Motivations: Love Matters -- Foundational Principles: Healing through Ubuntu and Reconciliation Ecology -- Rights of Nature Is a Natural Evolution of Justice -- Sapere aude!: An Eternal Inquiry towards Perpetual Peace -- Wrath and Reason Are Just Responses to Grave Injustices -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3. Rights of Nature: Myth, Films, Laws and the Future -- Nature's Intelligence: A Continuous Presence in Popular Culture -- Nature's Intelligence Portrayed in Cinema -- First Stop: Animation -- Next Station: Commercial Films Designed for Older Children -- Further On: Commercial Films Intended for Adults -- Last Stop: Auteur Cinema -- The Impact of Animism on the Current Collective Mentality -- Animism in Law -- Frontiers of Tomorrow -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4. Nature's Rights in Permaculture -- Permaculture: The Beginnings -- Permaculture Ethics -- Care of the Earth -- Care of People -- Set Limits to Consumption and Reproduction and Redistribute Surplus -- Principles of Nature -- Observe and Interact -- Catch and Store Energy -- Obtain a Yield.

Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback -- Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services -- Produce No Waste -- Design from Pattern to Details -- Integrate Rather Than Segregate -- Use Small and Slow Solutions -- Use and Value Diversity -- Use Edges and Value the Marginal -- Creatively Use and Respond to Change -- Permaculture and the Rights of Nature -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Section II: The Struggle for Sustainability and the Rights of Nature -- 5. Kiribati and Climate Change -- The Island Nation of Kiribati -- The Crisis of Climate Change -- Kiribati's Response to Climate Change -- Future Uncertainties for National Sovereignty -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6. 'When God Put Daylight on Earth We Had One Voice' Kwakwaka'wakw Perspectives on Sustainability and the Rights of Nature -- Introduction -- Speaking with One Voice -- An Introduction to Kwakwaka'wakw Relationships with the Natural World -- The Wolves and the Mountains -- Special Obligations to Places and Beings -- Salmon, Eulachon, Clams and Plants -- Relationships and Obligations to Game Species -- Orca and Cedar -- Relationships and Obligations to Other Species -- Having One Voice -- A Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals -- 7. Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Bhutan -- Country Background -- Bhutan and Its Biodiversity -- Conservation History: Protected Area System -- Legacy of the Monarchs in Sustainable Environmental Conservation -- The Philosophy of Gross National Happiness -- Stewardship and the Rights of Nature: Conservation Policies and Laws -- Bhutan's International Commitments and National Policies -- National Planning and Institutional Frameworks -- Conservation Milestones in Bhutan -- Bhutan for Life -- Buddhism and Its Role in the Rights of Nature -- Conservation Awards Received in Bhutan.

Coping with Challenges to Sustainable Conservation -- Human-Wildlife Conflict -- The Problem of the Medical Fungus -- Waste Management and the Sustainable Landscape -- Desuung: 'Guardians of Peace and Harmony' -- Other Conservation Challenges -- The Shingkhar-Gorgan Road -- The Green Bench: The Environment in Court -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 8. The Restoration of the Caledonian Forest and the Rights of Nature -- Summary -- Introduction: Caledonian Forest -- Historical Background -- Initial Steps in Forest Restoration -- The Founding of Trees for Life -- Reweaving the Web of Life -- Deepening the Restoration Process -- Reconnecting People with Nature -- Looking Ahead: If the Rights of Nature Become Paramount -- Notes -- Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals -- 9. The Significance of the Stewardship Ethic of the Indigenous Peoples of Nigeria's Niger Delta Region on Biodiversity Conservation -- Background -- The Niger Delta Ecosystem -- Wastewater -- Gas Flaring -- Seismic Surveys and the Construction of Roads and Pipelines -- Dredging -- Inadequate Clean-Up -- The Niger Delta Indigenous Peoples and Their Sacred Sites -- Adibe and Esiribi Lakes -- Boupere Lake -- Okpagha and Ogriki Trees -- Ovughere Shrine -- Obi Pond -- Usede Pond -- Ode Evil Forest -- Umuaja Shrine -- The Impact of Environmental Degradation on Indigenous Sites -- Indigenous Conservation Culture and the Rights of Nature -- Indigenous Conservation Laws versus Statutory Conservation Laws in the Niger Delta Region -- Preserving the Stewardship Ethic of Indigenous Peoples: Win-Win for Culture and Nature -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10. German Energiewende: A Way to Sustainable Societies? -- Summary -- Introduction -- A Brief History of the German Energiewende -- Opportunities and Problems -- Possible Contribution to Sustainable Societies -- Conclusion -- Notes.

11. Seasonally Flooded Savannas of South America: Sustainability and the Cattle-Wildlife Mosaic -- Introduction -- Two Principal South American Savanna Ecosystems -- The Llanos -- Climatic Factors -- Soils -- Fire -- Fauna -- The Pantanal -- Climatic Factors -- Soils -- Fire -- Biology and Fauna -- Quaternary Extinctions -- The European Conquest of the New World -- Here to Stay: The Explosive Dissemination of Cattle -- Native Grass versus Non-Native Grass -- Sustainable Management of the Llanos and Pantanal: Ecological Promise -- Water -- Grazing and Overgrazing -- Introduced Grasses -- Cattle -- The Human Factor -- Solutions to Create Sustainable Savannas -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals -- 12. Ocean Rights: The Baltic Sea and World Ocean Health -- World Ocean Health -- European Union Waters and the Baltic Sea -- Legal and Institutional Frameworks of the European Union and the Baltic Sea Region -- Ocean Rights: A Systemic Solution -- What if Fisheries Policies Evolved to Include the Rights of the Ocean? -- How Would Rights of Nature Affect the Criteria for Decision-Making? -- The Movement Is Growing -- United Nations (UN) -- International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) -- Shifting out of the Dated Governance Paradigm -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Section III: Rights of Nature in the Law -- 13. A River Is Born: New Zealand Confers Legal Personhood on the Whanganui River to Protect It and Its Native People -- Summary -- Introduction -- Background -- Treaty of Waitangi -- The Waitangi Tribunal -- The Claims Settlement Process -- Components of a Settlement -- The Whanganui River Settlement -- The Solution -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.

14. The Rights of Nature in Ecuador: An Overview of the New Environmental Paradigm -- The Rights of Nature: Origins -- The Rights of Nature: Content -- Constitutional Case Law Relating to Rights of Nature in Ecuador -- Selection Criteria -- Rights of Nature Case Law: An Ongoing Effort -- Selected Cases -- The Case of the Biodigesters -- Mangroves Case -- Unauthorised Mining Case -- Vilcabamba River Case -- Binding Jurisprudence on the Constitutional Rights of Nature Language -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 15. The Godavari Marble Case and Rights of Nature Discourse in Nepal -- Introduction -- Background -- Environmental Problems in Nepal -- The Prefederal Environmental Protection Regime in Nepal -- Environmental Federalism in Nepal -- Legacy of the Godavari Marble 1 Case -- Godavari Marble 2 Case -- Facts of the Case -- Issues -- Holding -- Underpinnings of Rights of Nature in the Case -- Analysis and Conclusion -- Notes -- 16. Nature's Rights: Why the European Union Needs a Paradigm Shift in Law to Achieve Its 2050 Vision -- Why Is the European Union Environmental Law and Policy Failing? -- The Need for a Systemic Approach -- Challenges in Implementation of European Union Environmental Law -- Systemic Problems with Environmental Law -- Neoliberalism, Economic Growth and Structure of Law That Works to Support It -- Green Economy -- How Law Created These Conditions -- The Way Forward -- Notes -- 17. Nature's Rights through Lawmaking in the United States -- From Property to Person: What Rights of Nature Means in the Legal System -- Grassroots System Change: Local Democracy versus the Corporate State -- The Courts and System Change -- How Courts Prohibit Lawmaking Today -- Corporate Constitutional Rights -- Dormant Commerce Clause -- Contracts Clause -- Dillon's Rule -- Pre-Emption as a Ceiling on Rights Protections -- Nature as Property.

Recognising Rights of Nature Requires System Change.

This book elucidates and examines how the Rights of Nature paradigm is being enacted in law, and brought to bear in real situations around the world to create sustainability for all life. Written by scholars and policymakers, it discusses the challenges and opportunities in shifting structures of governance to an ecological-law based paradigm.

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