Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Why does a corporation have legal rights, but a river doesn’t?
In this London Climate Action Week event hosted by TreeSisters, we explore the Rights of Nature movement, where law, Indigenous wisdom and ecological justice come together to shift our relationship with the natural world.
Our legal systems treat Nature as property, something to be owned, extracted and exploited. But around the world, that is starting to change. From Ecuador to New Zealand, communities and courts are recognising Nature’s right to exist, thrive and regenerate.
Hosted by TreeSisters, featuring:
🌿 Brontie Ansell (Lawyers for Nature), on legal personhood and bringing ecosystems into corporate governance
🌿 Mumta Ito (Founder, Nature’s Rights), on creating legal frameworks that embed Nature’s rights in European and global systems
🌿 Dr Rosa Espinoza (National Geographic Explorer), on the essential role of Indigenous wisdom in healing our relationship with the living world
Together, we explore:
What Rights of Nature means and why it matters today
Legal challenges and promising shifts
How ancestral wisdom shapes new frameworks
Real-world stories from the Amazon
Accountability and justice for Nature
Building an inclusive movement
What gives us hope for change
If you are passionate about environmental justice, systems change and protecting the living world, this conversation will leave you informed and inspired.
🟢 Find out more and join the movement: treesisters.org
🟢 Follow TreeSisters for more events, stories and ways to restore our relationship with Nature.
"Restoring forests is not charity. It is an urgent act of justice and reciprocity." – TreeSisters
Why does a corporation have legal rights, but a river doesn’t?
In this London Climate Action Week event hosted by TreeSisters, we explore the Rights of Nature movement, where law, Indigenous wisdom and ecological justice come together to shift our relationship with the natural world.
Our legal systems treat Nature as property, something to be owned, extracted and exploited. But around the world, that is starting to change. From Ecuador to New Zealand, communities and courts are recognising Nature’s right to exist, thrive and regenerate.
Hosted by TreeSisters, featuring:
🌿 Brontie Ansell (Lawyers for Nature), on legal personhood and bringing ecosystems into corporate governance
🌿 Mumta Ito (Founder, Nature’s Rights), on creating legal frameworks that embed Nature’s rights in European and global systems
🌿 Dr Rosa Espinoza (National Geographic Explorer), on the essential role of Indigenous wisdom in healing our relationship with the living world
Together, we explore:
What Rights of Nature means and why it matters today
Legal challenges and promising shifts
How ancestral wisdom shapes new frameworks
Real-world stories from the Amazon
Accountability and justice for Nature
Building an inclusive movement
What gives us hope for change
If you are passionate about environmental justice, systems change and protecting the living world, this conversation will leave you informed and inspired.
🟢 Find out more and join the movement: treesisters.org
🟢 Follow TreeSisters for more events, stories and ways to restore our relationship with Nature.
"Restoring forests is not charity. It is an urgent act of justice and reciprocity." – TreeSisters
