Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights

Our founders have worked with the first places in the world to establish legal Rights of Nature.

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Listen on NPR/Podcast: CDER's @ThomasLinzey on @climateone - "Beyond the Rights of Nature: Land that Owns Itself" - Listen on your local @NPR station or wherever you get your podcasts. #rightsofnature

https://t.co/4iM11XoHLu

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

We congratulate the Town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec, for advancing the #rightsoftrees. Learn more and see CDER's @margil_mari on the growing #rightsofnature movement in the @newyorktimes.

https://t.co/jj6IBln2MD

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

June 10 - New Event! - On #rightsofnature and Tribal and First Nations - with CDER's Frank Bibeau. The Repatterning Collective and Kincentric Leadership are hosting this learning session. Register today! https://t.co/CFgXDcskXe

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

News: Declaration on the Rights of Peasant Seeds released in Italy - working with our partners Climavore @cookingsections - to recognize #rightsofseeds - today laws protect the corporatization of agriculture instead of seeds and farmers. #rightsofnature https://t.co/cy6t90Ssnf

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

This Wednesday - Register Now! April 15 - International Affairs Forum, Rights of Nature: Global Movement, Indigenous Values, with CDER's Frank Bibeau, Director of our #rightsofnature Tribal Program & CDER's Ecuador attorney Hugo Echeverria https://t.co/w9CSKFrYkJ
#rightsofnature

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

CDER's @ThomasLinzey @ Buffalo Beyond Borders 2026 Conference, April 13-17, San Antonio, TX. Indigenous Led and the Texas Tribal Buffalo Project are hosting the conference, focusing on buffalo restoration. #rightsofnature https://t.co/WfhIcz3IPt

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Registration Now Open: April 15 - International Affairs Forum - Rights of Nature: Global Movement, Indigenous Values - with CDER's Ecuador attorney @hugoeche1 and Frank Bibeau, Director of our Tribal Rights of Nature Program #rightsofnature  https://t.co/w9CSKFrYkJ

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Manana-Quito, 26 Mar. La conservación de los tiburones en CITES: el caso ecuatoriano - 15:00 Teatro Casa Blanca, Campus @USFQ_Ecuador Con CDER's @hugoeche1 Alex Hearn @USFQ_Ecuador Karen Noboa @TRAFFIC_WLTrade #rightsofnature #derechosdelanaturaleza https://t.co/rEAjL9SBcf

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Quito, 26 Mar. La conservación de los tiburones en la Convención CITES: 15:00, Teatro Casa Blanca, Campus USFQ - Speakers: CDER's Hugo Echeverria; Alex Hearn @USFQ_Ecuador; Karen Noboa @TRAFFIC_WLTrade #rightsofnature #derechosdelanaturaleza https://t.co/JPpml8JqyH

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

A new book - Waves Lost at Sea - was published in January by Spector Books. A project of our partner organization @CookingSections, CDER's @margil_mari contributed a chapter on #rightsofnature https://t.co/XXA6a5zKh7

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Watch the @HoneybeeWatch recent Symposium-CDER's Mari Margil presented on the #RightsOfNature, including how it relates to bees and pollinators.
https://t.co/d3yT0vEZCN

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Press Release: Ecuador Constitutional Court issues new ruling strengthening #RightsOfNature - especially in the face of immediate and ongoing violations of rights. https://t.co/Pehznef0lb

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

March 14th - CDER's @ThomasLinzey will keynote the #RightsOfNature Symposium at Vermont Law School. He'll also present on a panel with E.J. activists and Indigenous partners. In-person and virtual. Learn more below and at this link: https://t.co/my8AWo9Yl8

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Listen to CDER's Hugo Echeverría in conversation with @PellaThiel, on the #rightsofnature in Ecuador's Constitution. You can find this episode of Pella's new podcast - On the Rights of Nature - at:

https://t.co/W0tTNDhog3

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Help us protect the #RightsOfNature by making an end-of-year gift to CDER. Donations from within the U.S. are tax-deductible. Thank you for your support of nature! Donate here: https://t.co/SWtDNqSujl

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

On 18 December, CDER's Mari Margil will join other experts for a special webinar session on pushing for policy change for the betterment of bees, beekeepers, & Nature. Free & open to all. Info/registration: https://t.co/XlJfcBkPau
#rightsofnature
@nihbs
@ecosurmx
@ambeessadors

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Two #rightsofnature events this Thursday! CDER's Frank Bibeau will speak at the @NCAI1944
conference, and Thomas Linzey will keynote the Green Korea United Conference. https://t.co/gxrFQLqSW5

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Wisconsin state representatives announce the introduction of a #RightsOfNature legislative package. CDER was proud to assist in developing these policies. https://t.co/2ZFIbpPXJc

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Join our Nov 6th live @Bioneers seminar - Rights of Nature 201: Moving Campaigns Forward - with CDER's Thomas Linzey and Mari Margil, focused on organizing and advancing #RightsOfNature campaigns—locally and beyond. Register today! https://t.co/45YalAfveH

[Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights @RightsOfNature]

Wisconsin Republicans propose bill to prevent local ‘rights of nature’ ordinances. CDER’s Mari Margil: "As environmental crises deepen, supporters of the bill are trying to make it harder to protect the environment" #rightsofnature
https://t.co/KXrLUG5ZxY
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