
EarthSayers.tv is the largest collection of voices speaking on behalf of Mother Earth hence its name. In this special collection we provide an introduction to the many voices advocating the rights of Mother Earth. A core element of this advocacy is embodied in a document entitled, The Universal Declaration of Rights of Mother Earth Preamble.
The preamble begins "We, the peoples and nations of Earth: considering that we are all part of Mother Earth, an indivisible, living community of interrelated and interdependent beings with a common destiny...
Listen to a reading of the complete preamble here on EarthSayers.tv. A written copy is available on The Global Alliance for Rights of Nature Website is here.
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The Earth's Lawyer by Garz and Higgins |
International law currently recognizes four major crimes: war crimes, genocide, torture, and crimes against humanity. However, Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzón and Scottish lawyer Polly Higgins advocate for expanding this list to include a fifth: ecocide. They aim to establish ecocide as an international crime, thereby placing the large-scale destruction of ecosystems high on the global political agenda. This initiative was highlighted by VPRO Backlight on November 30, 2015. EarthSayers Baltasar Garz; Polly Higgins |