Resources

New to Earth-centered legal movements or feel like you need to learn more before you dive in? We provide a variety of videos, podcasts, toolkits, websites, and other resources to help. Check out what we have below.

New to Earth-centered legal movements or feel like you need to learn more before you dive in? We provide a variety of videos, podcasts, toolkits, websites, and other resources to help. Check out what we have below.

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The Legal Protection of Future Generations, Summary for Decision-Makers

The Legal Priorities Project, founded by researchers at Harvard University, conducts strategic legal research that mitigates existential risk and promotes the flourishing of future generations.

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Implementing the Green Amendment in New York: Tools for Municipalities and Advocates

This “Green Amendment Toolkit” provides New York municipalities, advocates, and community leaders with a roadmap for implementing and strengthening Article I, Section 19 of the New York Constitution—the “Green Amendment” adopted in 2021.

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Green Amendments with Maya van Rossum

Maya van Rossum, founder of Green Amendments For The Generations, speaks to the importance of Green Amendments to recognize environmental rights on par with other inalienable civic and political freedoms.

Human Environmental Rights

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Toolkits

Tug of war for time

From The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World by Roman Krznaric. Graphic design by Nigel Hawtin. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

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Advancing Ocean Justice in the Global Plastics Treaty

Earth Law Center's report serves as a strategic guide to promoting ocean justice within the framework of the Global Plastics Treaty.

Rights of Nature

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2021 Pesticies in the Pantry: Transparency & Risk in Food Supply Chains

A report on how the landscape of the pesticides issue has evolved, highlighting food manufacturers’ progress, successes, and failures to act and continue to raise investor awareness about this important issue.

Human Environmental Rights

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Global Pact for the Environment

Draft of the Global Pact for the Environment

Human Environmental Rights

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A Voice for the Deep: Rights and a Seat for Deep-Sea Species and Ecosystems

The ‘Voice for the Deep’ Concept Note analyzes how deep-sea species and ecosystems can become members of the ISA as rights-bearing entities.

Rights of Nature

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Overview: Why Adopt Earth-Based Laws?

Earth Law is like human rights law but for the planet. It is a growing field of study in the U.S. and worldwide.

Rights of Nature

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