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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · 8d

In case you missed it: ⚖️ International Rights of Nature Tribunal: Defending Earth, People and Climate against Fossil Fuels @ Climate Week NYC

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal: Defending Earth, People and Climate against Fossil Fuels

The International Rights of Nature Tribunal convened during Climate Week 2025 in New York to spotlight some of today’s most pressing ecological and human rig...

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · 23d

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WoMin African Alliance @wominafrica.bsky.social · 27d

🌍International Rights of Nature Tribunal: Defending Earth, People and Climate against Fossil Fuels
Tues, 23 Sept 2025 at 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET. People’s Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York.
RSVP ➡️https://luma.com/sawwtjvt

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · 29d

🌍 Webinar: The Road of the Rights of Nature to #COP30 -
Join us for a pivotal conversation on why the Rights of Nature must be at the heart of global climate discussions.

🗓️ Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025 – 2:00 PM (Ecuador time)
👉 Register on Zoom: bit.ly/rights-of-nature-to-cop30
🗣️ Languages: EN / ES / PT

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · 29d

🌍 #RightsofNatureTribunal: 3 upcoming sessions!

📍 Sept 23 – New York & online | garn.org/rights-of-nature-at-climate-week-2025/
💻 Oct 1 – Online | bit.ly/tribunal-online
🇧🇷 Nov 11 – Belém | rightsofnaturetribunal.org/a-new-pledge-for-mother-nature-tribunal-2025

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Daniel Bachman @danielbachman.bsky.social · Aug 28

Also speaking is Casey Camp-Horinek, who gave powerful remarks throughout the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal in Canada.

Judge Casey Camp-Horinek's final statements - 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal in Canada

YouTube video by Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature - GARN

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔥 An article by @garnyouthhub.bsky.social facilitator Courtney Elmes reflects on the devastating impacts of fossil fuels and highlights the #RightsofNatureTribunal held during Climate Week 2024:

Imagining a World After Fossil Fuels

Since the industrial revolution began, fossil fuels have dominated our world systems. Oil, coal, and...

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌿 A New Pledge for Mother Nature: Join us for the final 6th International #RightsofNatureTribunal session in Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷

🌍 Be there in person or attend online!
🗓️ 11 Nov 2025, before #COP30
📍 Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
📲 Register: www.rightsofnaturetribunal.org/a-new-pledge...

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Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) @garnglobal.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌿 ¡Los Derechos de la Naturaleza son protagonistas de cara a la COP30!

Del 8 al 11 de noviembre de 2025, GARN organizará cuatro días de eventos para impulsar el movimiento previo a la COP30.

📍 Belén, Brasil
🔗 Más información aquí: garn.org/garns-pre-cop30-summit

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Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) @garnglobal.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌿 Rights of Nature takes the stage ahead of COP30!

From November 8–11, 2025, GARN will host four days of movement-building events leading up to COP30.

📍 Belém, Brazil
🔗 Limited capacity – RSVP & info: garn.org/garns-pre-cop30-summit
🧭 GARN does not provide travel support – plan accordingly.

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 Repudiamos la brutal represión contra comunidades Mapuche en Neuquén, Argentina, que reclaman un derecho básico: el reconocimiento legal de sus comunidades.

📣 No puede haber paz social ni transición justa sin respeto a los pueblos originarios ni a los Derechos de la Naturaleza.

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jul 11

Alberto Acosta, juez del Tribunal sobre la resolución de la CIDH: Se puede demandar los DDN en todos los estados que reconocen su jurisdicción

La Corte IDH estableció que la crisis climática viola derechos humanos y ordenó a los Estados a actuar en consecuencia

Alberto Acosta, reconocido intelectual y promotor de los derechos de la naturaleza, evalúa las consecuencias de la reciente Opinión Consultiva de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. “En teoría se puede demandar los derechos de la naturaleza en todos los estados que reconocen la jurisdicción de la CIDH”, sostiene.

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jun 20

[🇮🇹] Il passaggio dal considerare la Natura oggetto a soggetto rappresenta la sfida epocale e imprescindibile che dobbiamo superare se vogliamo superare il collasso ecologico che stiamo vivendo, di Alberto Acosta ed Enrique Viale, giudici del Tribunale: www.quadernidelladecrescita.it/ultimo-numero/

Árboles De Hojas Verdes Durante El Tiempo De Niebla

International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jun 17

⛏️ Communities in Ecuador are resisting a Canada-backed gold mine in Quimsacocha, citing threats to water and self-determination. This case was heard at the #RightsofNatureTribunal in Toronto.

Ecuador communities resist Canada-backed gold mine in sacred highlands

This is the second part of a three-part series on underreported issues involving Canadian mining companies and Indigenous peoples or local communities. Read part one and part three. Shrouded in the lush vegetation of the páramo, the Andean tundra landscape, the quiet wetlands and moorlands of Quimsacocha in southern Ecuador are at the center of […]

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jun 13

⏳ Seven years after a toxic cyanide spill at Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in Argentina, the case against officials for alleged negligence still hasn’t gone to trial @mongabay.com

Still no trial over Argentina cyanide mine spill, 7 years after officials were charged

This is the first of a three-part series on underreported issues involving Canadian mining companies and Indigenous peoples or local communities. Read part two and part three. Seven years after an environmental administrator and three secretaries of the environment were charged with negligence that resulted in a toxic cyanide spill at Canadian miner Barrick Gold’s […]

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jun 10

La destrucción de las condiciones de reproducción de la vida, lo es también de la continuidad de la vida humana. Ninguna civilización ni proyecto político puede ser más importante que la vida
Juez Edgardo Lander
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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · Jun 6

Una istanza etica dove diritti umani e della Natura convergono mettendo al centro i diritti del vivente come alternativa all'estrattivismo: www.quadernidelladecrescita.it/2025/04/30/un-tribunale-dei-diritti-della-natura-per-difendere-la-madre-terra-ed-i-suoi-custodi-creando-nuovi-sistemi-di-diritto

Fotografía De Enfoque Superficial De Tronco De árbol Marrón

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Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) @garnglobal.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations, Cormac Cullinan, Shackleton Medal Winner! ❄️🌍 Cormac, GARN co-founder, @rontribunal.bsky.social judge & author of Wild Law, received this honor for his leadership to advance the Antarctic Rights Initiative, an effort to recognize Antarctica & the Southern Ocean as legal entities.

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International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · May 30

🌱 En “Sudamérica en llamas”, el abogado Enrique Viale advirtió que el avance de los monocultivos forestales en Argentina y la región responde a una lógica extractivista: concentración de tierras, destrucción del territorio y privatización de lo común: https://youtu.be/x9nZ3EIWJp0?si=fiyQ0YjtSsDszHhx

International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · May 28

🌲 Renata Nicora Chequin de Defensores del Pastizal denuncia el avance del modelo forestal en Argentina, donde los monocultivos de pino y eucalipto arrasan con los ecosistemas y las comunidades.

👉 Mirá el webinario completo en: https://youtu.be/x9nZ3EIWJp0?si=BfkTJOQ-PLmbFgHu

International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · May 26

🔴 En Chile, el modelo forestal ha causado “un genocidio y un etnocidio": Janny Figueroa denuncia el avance de los monocultivos forestales como una amenaza directa a la vida, la espiritualidad y la identidad del pueblo mapuche.

📽️ Webinario completo: https://youtu.be/x9nZ3EIWJp0?si=BfkTJOQ-PLmbFgHu

International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · May 23

🌱 Webinar de libre acceso - Sudamérica en llamas: resistencias y aprendizajes frente al modelo forestal extractivista

Un diálogo entre activistas, juristas, defensoras de derechos indígenas y ambientales de Chile, Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay: www.rightsofnaturetribunal.org/sudamerica-e...

International Rights of Nature Tribunal @rontribunal.bsky.social · May 13

🔥 Sudamérica en llamas: Webinario gratuito. El avance del monocultivo forestal de especies exóticas, como pino y eucalipto, está arrasando con la biodiversidad y desplazando comunidades en Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay y Brasil.

🗓️ 21/5 - 5:30PM 🇪🇨 | 7:30PM 🇧🇷🇦🇷🇨🇱
🔗 bit.ly/modelo-forestal-cono-sur

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Elders Climate Action @eldersclimate.bsky.social · Apr 29

At the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal, nine judges ruled against Canadian mining companies for violating collective rights, Indigenous rights, and the rights of nature. This decision is a validation of the growing global movement to recognize the Earth as a living entity with rights.

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