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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
12 Jun 2024
2/ Lawyers like @LawForNature @paulpowlesland have been calling for nature to be granted rights for years, to better defend habitats and species from destruction.
A Rights of Nature Act would transform how we currently relate to nature as mere 'property' or a 'resource'.
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
🇬🇧 🌱 The #RightsofNature movement is taking root in UK, even in a not-so-optimal legal and political context, through a tight-knit network and growing local and national campaigns - all explored in this article by @paulpowlesland & @AlexJFMaizy.
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11 May 2024
Brilliant article @Tom_H_Oliver very thoughtful. Thanks for write up.
10 May 2024
A new campaign is lobbying dictionaries to change the definition of the word ‘nature’. But is this a good idea? My reflections on the #WeareNature campaign led by @LawForNature What are your thoughts?...
theconversation.com/a-new-ca…
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2 May 2024
Great write up on our #wearenature campaign by our Jessie Mond Wedd!
2 May 2024
You may have seen the #WeAreNature campaign we launched earlier this week!
There's more detail in this blog post: Jessie Mond Wedd tells us more about how the campaign started, why definitions matter, and the negotiations with the OED.
lawyersfornature.com/we-are-…
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30 Apr 2024
So proud that our team (led by Jessie Mond-Wedd) are behind this important campaign.
Until we understand the interdependency of all life (including ours) on nature we will continue on a heartbreaking path.
Humans are a part of nature.
30 Apr 2024
Announcing our new campaign: #WeAreNature, joint with Frieda Gormley and Javvy Royle of House of Hackney.
Dictionary definitions treat nature as separate from humans, but we think humans are part of Nature. We want to change that. See more and sign:
wearenature.org/
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15 Dec 2023
Just a quick note to say I’m going to move over to Bluesky as much as possible. I now find this space chaotic and uninteresting. Most of my favourite voices have gone silent. This is me over there, it seems a lot better so far. bsky.app/profile/brontiemari…
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
2 Nov 2023
What if nature had rights?
What do we owe the earth?
'This is a Forest' exhibition runs in #Leeds until the end of Nov.
@LEEDS_2023
@LeedsCC_News
@LiveTheModaLife
With special thanks to @BrontieMaria
@LawForNature
@YorksBylines
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/regio…
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
24 Oct 2023
In today's @IrishTimes I outline the case for a constitutional right to a clean environment and rights for nature irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/…
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23 Oct 2023
Me chatting about rights of trees in the Guardian today with @damiengayle - thanks a lovely interview! #rightsofnature
23 Oct 2023
LFN co-director @BrontieMaria speaks out on behalf of trees in this wonderful article by @damiengayle - “Really, what we need is to have a reckoning of our relationship with trees, and how important they are to us [and] our continued success...”
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
23 Oct 2023
From Simon Armitage bringing tears to our eyes, to @BrontieMaria suggesting that nature could have legal rights, and so much in-between, every session at last week's #ClimateCreatives was fascinating & insightful.
▶️ Watch them all on our website now: bit.ly/ClimateCreatives23
ALT A screen grab of one of the Climate Creatives 23 videos - the keynote featuring Simon Armitage and Bryony Kimmings. In the still we can see Simon Armitage reading a poem, sitting next to host Philippa Thomas.
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19 Oct 2023
Lovely to be at the BBC today talking about the concepts of nature positive governance and rights of nature. Asking “but what if Nature DID have rights?” #climatecreatives
19 Oct 2023
💭What does it take to change the world?
💡 For the #ClimateCreatives Three Ideas To Change The World session we now welcome three original thinkers to speak about how systems change and the role of the individual:
- Simon Sharpe
- @BrontieMaria
- Pim Sullivan-Tailyour
ALT A graphical image promoting the event mentioned in the post, with additional information about the speakers: Brontie Ansell: Lawyer, Senior lecturer University of Essex, Founder member of Lawyers for Nature; Simon Sharpe: Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute, Director of Economics for the Climate Champions Team, and author Five Times Faster; Pim Sullivan-Tailyour: climate activist and student. The image has a QR code and bitly link which go to the same location as the link in the post.
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13 Sep 2023
Really proud of this incredible work on mapping #rightsofnature by @LawForNature…Alex May is our superstar researcher and this is well worth a read.
12 Sep 2023
We are proud to publish a new research report, “Realising Rights of Nature: Understanding the Variety of Legal Instruments”, by Alex May (@AlexJFMaizy). lawyersfornature.com/report-…
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
12 Sep 2023
We are proud to publish a new research report, “Realising Rights of Nature: Understanding the Variety of Legal Instruments”, by Alex May (@AlexJFMaizy). lawyersfornature.com/report-…
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13 Sep 2023
Really proud of our team @LawForNature check out this detailed report on #rightsofnature by our brilliant Alex May
12 Sep 2023
A brief introduction to our new report, “Realising Rights of Nature: Understanding the Variety of Legal Instruments”
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
31 Jul 2023
The "Muddying the waters" Panel from #PlantedCountry @ntstourhead in June has now been released…
An absolute pleasure to muddy the waters alongside @TimSmedley @NickMeasham @BrontieMaria and @PlantedSam 💚
youtu.be/qpulboGzmz8
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10 Jul 2023
Heading over to Threads now. Haven’t enjoyed Twitter for a good few months and it feels more pointless every time I log in.
Come and find me @brontiemaria same as on here!
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27 Jun 2023
Really loved being a part of this amazing group of people at @DartingtonTrust this week. Let’s see where this goes next! Things are moving fast on #rightsofnature for uk rivers!
Loved that the organisers built in a dip in the river first thing in the morning!
27 Jun 2023
Nestled appropriately in a meander of the River Dart, the UK’s first conference of river rights activists came together this week. We discussed what drew us to Rights of Nature, the advantages of different legal, political & activist interventions, & which of these we’ll pursue.
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21 Jun 2023
One of our brilliant new team members has written this… take a look
19 Jun 2023
What is the #RightsOfNature approach? Why do we need it in the #UK? How do we bring it to life? Check out our latest blog bit.ly/LFN-Blog-RoN2, written by the brilliant Håkon Evjemo. #law #rivers #trees @garnglobal @RightsOfNature please share!
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
1 Jun 2023
Great to chat with @BrontieMaria from @LawForNature about the challenges #EppingForest faces from high levels of #pollution, adjacent development & planning applications which don't properly consider the Forest, and what can be done to protect it. Thank you!
#LoveEppingForest
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Brontie Maria Ansell retweeted
27 Apr 2023
I’ve never encountered a more perfect example of how screwed up our conversation about land access & responsibility is, & how leniently we view environmental crime by landowners, than this scene I encountered on the River Roding today
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