The boldest move in the Nature Rights Movement to date is led by a young Inuit, Patricia Johnson-Castle, a Nunatsiavummiuk and Co-chair of the Social Justice Co-op of Newfoundland and Labrador. They are bringing the rights of nature to the Atlantic Ocean in the city of St. John, of Newfoundland & Labrador which means that they can bring suit if the Atlantic Ocean is impacted by pollution...like pollution that leads to climate disruption. Bold. Patricia Johnson-Castle is Nunatsiavummiuk (an Inuk from Nunatsiavut) as well as of British and German descent. She is the co-chair of the Social Justice Co-op of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the former Director of Policy and Planning for Nunatsiavut Government (an autonomous regional and ethnic Inuit government in Northern Labrador). Patricia is an incoming PhD student at the University of Minnesota in the Department of History.

Yenny Vega Cardénas, President of Observatoire International des Droits de la Nature, tells us how she helped the Ekuanitshit Innu First Nation to protect their wild river, known in English as the Magpie River, by giving the river rights. The first law of its kind in Canada, Yenny brings us up to date on the international nature rights movement as well and how indigenous people are leading the way.

James Durocher walks us through the current battle to save rights of nature work in Florida. After passing an extraordinary law by 89% of the votes, from across the political spectrum, the state legislature preempted the will of the people and declared the law null and void. James details their back and forth and how they intend to save their work which protects Floridian springs, water and waterways.

Mari Margil, of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER), discusses how the rights of natures has evolved, from the first law implemented in 2008 to laws implemented in constitutions and state frameworks covering updates from Ecuador, Switzerland, India and the United States. She also reveals what it means to be "rights bearing" and how "legal naturehood" is probably a better framework.

Thomas Linzey of The Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER) is building a global movement to advance the rights of nature into law. In this primer, Thomas brings us through the basic concepts of nature rights.

Working to secure the rights of water in Florida.

Helping drive nature rights into law in Virginia so as to protect clean water.