Australia Earth Law Map
This map highlights initiatives which are reviving and practising Earth Jurisprudence/Earth Law, including organisations and alliances, legal precedents and community governance systems. This is an evolving map so please do share additional initiatives to: info@gaianet.org.
The Australian Wild Law Alliance (AWLA) is a national network which aims to carry out research, education, promotional and activist work that enables the understanding and practical application of Earth Jurisprudence and Wild Law in Australia.
Website is currently under development.
Contact: Michelle Maloney, AWLA Convenor
Inspired by the Wild Law conferences in the UK, the seeds of Earth Jurisprudence have cross- pollinated and taken root in Australia. Dr Peter Burdon (Adelaide University) initiated and organised the first Australian Earth Jurisprudence Conference in September 2009, with support of Dr. Alessandro Pelizzon (Earth Laws), Friends of the Earth Australia and UK Environmental Law Association. This...
The Earth Laws Research Network, created by the Southern Cross University, aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary education and research in Earth Jurisprudence, Wild Law and related areas.
Website
Contact: Dr Alessandro Pelizzon
Damien Curtis and Sinem Saban are working with the Yolngu aboriginal tribe in North East Arnhem Land, Australia to call for respect of the Yolngu's rights to their ancestral land and territory and recognition of their customary laws.
