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Annual Conference, New Economy Network Australia, 19-21 October 2018, Melbourne

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Everyone’s invited to join the new economy movement, and meet up at the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) Annual Conference in Melbourne, from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st October 2018.

For all the details, please visit the NENA website - …

International Symposium, 25-26 October 2018, Brisbane – “Exploring our Legal Relationship with the Living World: Caring for Country, Rights of Nature and Legal Personhood”

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This 2 day international symposium will bring people together from around the world, to share their knowledge and insights about how ancient and emerging ecological law and governance systems are working in the 21st century, and what more can be …

Australian Peoples’ Tribunal for Community and Nature’s Rights, 27 October 2018

Australian Peoples' Tribunal

Saturday 27th October 2018 – 8.30am to 5pm

The Australian Peoples’ Tribunal for Community and Nature’s Rights is a unique forum for ecological and social justice in Australia. It has been created to enable people to share their concerns about …

Evening Seminar, 16th March 2018, Katoomba – “Exploring Earth Laws”

Exploring Earth Laws: Rights of Nature, Natural Personhood and Innovative Local Laws to Protect the Environment

Evening Seminar, Friday 16th March 2018, 6pm-7.30pm
Katoomba Leura Community Centre, 81-83 Katoomba Street, Katoomba, Blue Mountains

Join us for a fascinating evening of …

APEEL releases ‘The Future of Australian Environmental Laws’

The Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental Law (APEEL) have released a set of reports making recommendations about the 'next generation' of environmental laws at the Federal level in Australia.

Recommendation 8.4, from "Technical Report No.8", recommends that rights …

Launch of the Ecological Law and Governance Association (ELGA)

The Ecological Law and Governance Association (ELGA) was launched on October 13, 2017 at the University of Siena (Italy) at the Santa Chiara Lab. The ELGA is created as an umbrella organization to the many local, national, and international organizations …

Yes to Life, No to Mining

Media Release

Thursday 25 May 2017

Condemnation as Australian mining company sues South African lawyers and activists who criticised its operations

Australian human rights and environmental activists are outraged by the actions of an Australian mining company operating in South …

Inspiring Earth Ethics Conference, 23-24 November 2017, Brisbane

Everyone’s invited to join us for a thought provoking two day conference in Brisbane, on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th November 2017. This conference will bring together people from a range of fields – including environmental education, ethics, environmental …

New Economy Conference, 1-3 September 2017, Brisbane

AELA is pleased to be working in partnership with more than 100 amazing organisations and individuals, who are working to build a 'new' economy that supports - rather than degrades - people and planet.  AELA sees this work as critical …

Exploring the Legal Status of Nature

Legal practitioners, academics, First Nations Peoples and environmental and animal protection activists and groups in Australia, are invited to join the Australian Centre for the Rights of Nature (ACRN) for a workshop, writing and symposium series during 2017 and 2018.  The …