Media Release: First Rights of Nature bill introduced in Australia
Yes to Life, No to Mining
Rights of Nature in the Mornington Peninsula
October 19, 2022
Read more...PRESS RELEASE BY AELA
AELA commends the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council for passing a resolution last night (18 October 2022), to explore the concept of Rights of Nature, as a foundational framework for Council strategies, plans and future actions.
Blue Mountains City Council becomes First Council in Australia to Adopt Rights of Nature as a Foundational Principle
April 28, 2021
Read more...The Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) has become the first Local Council – and in fact the first Government entity – in Australia, to embed ‘Rights of Nature’ as a keystone concept into its operational practices, planning process and advocacy program.
On 27 April 2021, the Council unanimously resolved to proceed ...
Media Release: First Rights of Nature bill introduced in Australia
November 24, 2019
Read more...Diane Evers, a Member of the Western Australian Parliament, has introduced a Bill to recognise the Rights of Nature and Future Generations. This is the first time that legislation aiming to recognise the rights of nature has been introduced in an Australian Parliament.
The Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA) is working ...
Yes to Life, No to Mining
May 25, 2017
Australian human rights and environmental activists are outraged by the actions of an Australian mining company operating in South Africa. Mineral Sands Resources (MSR), a subsidiary of an Australian listed company, Mineral Commodities Limited (MRC), has recently issued a "SLAPP" (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation) suit against two South African ...Read more...
