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Gifts from Africa

By On December 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Last week I returned from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, where I participated with other international NGO representatives dedicated to creating global climate justice. In addition to attending the actual climate negotiations, I attended sessions addressing the various financial and mitigation mechanisms being considered to absorb carbon and other greenhouse gas [...]

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Scenes from COP17, Durban, South Africa

By On December 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Strategic  Planning Session with Global Alliance for Rights of Nature – December 1, 2011
The planning session location
Tom Goldtooth, president of Indigenous Environmental Network, flanked by Cormac Cullinan and Shannon Biggs of Global Exchange
Spiritual leader Mkhosi Rutledge blessed our planning session and aligned us with the spirit world
A monkey on the University of KwaZulu-Natal campus
Presentation – [...]

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Earth Jurisprudence & Rights of Nature News

By On August 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Center for Earth Jurisprudence has published a teaching monograph entitled An Introduction to Earth Jurisprudence: Guiding Principles and Wild Law Possibilities. The monograph collects foundational works in the field of Earth Jurisprudence, providing a succinct, accessible format that facilitates teaching , reflection, analysis, and discussion. It is good for classroom or group discussion. You can [...]

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