Ecocide Success?

The Ecocide debate appears to slowly bear fruit. The resolution calls for the 46 member states of the Council to “build and consolidate a legal framework for the enhanced protection of the environment in armed conflicts at national, European and international levels” Read more at https://www.stopecocide.earth/breaking-news-2023/council-of-europe-assembly-adopts-resolution-to-codify-ecocide

Umwelt oder Autos?

Gegen die eigene Expansionshybris hat sich der Mensch Regeln gegeben, Umweltschutzbestimmungen und rote Listen mit bedrohten Arten. Allein in Deutschland sind laut Welt­natur­schutz­union derzeit 34 Prozent der einheimischen Tierarten und 26 Prozent der einheimischen Pflanzenarten bestandsgefährdet. Alle ringen um die Frage, ob Umwege zu ertragen sind für Fledermäuse und Tierwelt? Hier lesen. https://taz.de/Artenschutz-versus-Mobilitaet/!5876187/

UN declares Environment rights

Well, this is one we have been waiting for. Put the word out to your representatives to set it to law. „A thousand drops of water will hollow a stone.“ Then again, we don’t have that long. The forests burn like Nero’s Rome as we fiddle around. – Michael Boyer, Social Media Designate Read it

Jojo Mehta interview

Found on the ecosia search machine in German Die…Geschäftsführerin von Stop Ecocide International, die sich dafür einsetzt, dass umweltschädliche Praktiken wie Umweltverschmutzung und die Abholzung von Wäldern weltweit unter Strafe gestellt werden. Read more at – https://de.blog.ecosia.org/make-ecocide-a-crime/ #ecocide,#future,#inspiration,#justbehuman,#sustainability,Brazil,climate future,dignity law,Earth Day,example,indigenous people,savetheforest,vision of humanity

Indigenous Protest

Dan Baron reports from South America…„Indigenous Groups and their allies across Brazil have been mobilizing amidst the Bolsenario Government’s latest brazen attempt to roll back indigenous rights and bolster the economic interests of powerful agribusinesses. Brazil’s Supreme Court is currently debating a case, referred to as Marco Temporal, that could substantially reduce constitutionally protected indigenous

Indigenous Rights Webinar

„Brazil’s Supreme Court is currently debating a case referred to as Marco Temporal that could substantially reduce constitutionally protected indigenous territories. History is unfolding before our eyes, with little attention from the press and world leaders.“ Pass the information around, it could help to save the whole world. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1016080504079/WN_SJ_LgvwMTRiJWYihsUoL5g

‘Humiliation and discrimination’: Environmental defenders facing ‘unprecedented attacks’

Daisy Dunne reports in „The Independent“ about people who try to treat the world with dignity… “Human rights defenders are being killed as they seek to uphold their environmental, human and spiritual rights,” Luisa Fernanda Rodríguez Gaitán, an environmental defender and researcher at Colombia’s Centre for Research and Popular Education’s intercultural programme, told The Independent. “For indigenous

Democratizing Justice

is the subject of a new book by Janet Gerson and Dale T. Snauwaert… The 2003 War in Iraq provoked worldwide protests and unleashed debates on the war’s illegitimacy and illegality. … This book serves as a theoretical and practical guide for all who seek to reclaim deliberative democracy as a viable foundation for revitalizing

Workplace violence at the top.

David Yamada takes another angle on the attempted Coup in Washington… Picture – Screenshot Washington Post. „It is likely that a good number of people who were lawfully in the building will experience post-traumatic symptoms. This includes elected officials, staff members, security personnel, media representatives, and others. Especially for them, working in that building may

Because dignity matters for every person, everywhere

Erin Daly and James R. May look at the legal aspects of Dignity… …“dignity law“, a field of law emerging in every region of the globe that touches all significant aspects of the human experience. Through an examination of the burgeoning case law in this area, James R. May and Erin Daly reveal a strong