EARTH LAW COMMUNITY

As Thomas Berry reminds us, we are part of an Earth Community. Gaia supports and forms alliances with alliances of communities, organisations, lawyers, policy makers and academics who advocate and practice Earth Law. These include:

NOTE: to check if distinguish EJ Network from organisations with similar values. To mention Gaia's learning centres?

African Biodiversity Network - strives to ignite and nurture a growing network of change agents working passionately at all levels, in the face of injustices and destruction arising from the current industrial development model, to enable resilient local communities to govern their lives and livelihoods rooted in their own social, cultural & ecological diversity.

Alliance for Future Generations - formed in the UK to ensure that long-termism and the needs of future generations are brought into the heart of UK democracy and policy processes, in order to safeguard the earth and secure intergenerational justice.

Center for Respect of Life and Environment - fosters an ethic of compassion toward all sentient beings and respect for the integrity of nature.

Center for Earth Jurisprudence - aims to advance legal principles, laws and governance that reflect a transformative Earth-centered perspective and support the well-being of all members of the Earth community.

Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund - a non-profit, public interest law firm which aims 'to build sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government and the rights of nature.'

CONVERGE - interdisciplinary research project exploring the concept of equity in the light of biological planetary limits.

Earth Law Australia CHECK NEW NAME AND WEBSITE?

E. F. Schumacher Society - Linking people, land, and community by building local economies.

EnAct International - 'specialises in developing and strengthening governance systems that promote ecologically sustainable societies.'

Environmental Law Foundation - ELF believes present and future generations should live without harm to other living things or damage to the ecological balance of the planet. A network of lawyers and consultants across the UK work with communities to use the law to protect and improve their local environment and quality of life.

Forum on Religion and Ecology - Exploring religious worldviews, texts and ethics, to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental concerns.

Global Alliance for Rights of Nature - 'A worldwide movement creating human communities that respect and defend the rights of Nature.' Join the letter writing campaign calling for the United Nations to endorse the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth - http://www.rightsofmotherearth.com/

Hamilton Group - 'enables businesses, organisations and communitites to evolve and embed the culture and structures needed to contribute to and thrive in a sustainable and integrated world.'

Navdanya - reviving traditional sacred seed and promoting Earth democracy.

Ngwenyama Lodge - traditional lodge which provides training for traditional healers and people who want to learn about African customary law and practices. Also a resource centre for materials on African cultures.

Pachamama Alliance - 'empowers indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest to preserve their lands and culture and, using insights gained from that work, to educate and inspire individuals everywhere to bring forth a thriving, just and sustainable world.'

Resilience Alliance - a research organisation that explores the dynamics of social-ecological systems.

Schumacher College - a college which teaches courses on Earth Law.

Schumacher Institute - 'systems thinking for sustainability.'

Transition Town Network - supports community led responses to climate change aiming to build resilience of communities.

UK Environmental Law Association - A UK forum to improve understanding and awareness of environmental law, and make the law work for a better environment.

Wild Law UK - 'dedicated to securing laws that are for the Earth, not against it.'

ADD Romania and Switzerland are moving forward.

Council of Canadians, Food and Water Watch, and IMatter March (Alec Loorz) are focusing on various aspects of rights for future generations.