Forest Fights Back

Jessica den Outer is an expert in environmental law who advocates globally for the Rights of Nature. Since 2017, she’s been consulted and has spoken for institutions like the UN and Harvard. She founded the NGO 'Stichting Rechten van de Natuur' and has received numerous awards for her pioneering work.

• Introduction1. Professor Stone and the birth of the Rights of Nature2. People and ecosystems protected from polluters in Pennsylvania3. Water bodies appear before judges in Florida4. A river with legal personality in Aotearoa/New Zealand5. A difficult struggle for sacred rivers in India6. The Colombian Amazon rainforest has a right to protection7. Rights of Mother Earth in the Constitution of Ecuador8. Spain is leading the way in Europe with rights for a lagoon9. Love Our Ouse: campaigning for river rights in England10. Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come11. Join the movementAcknowledgementsNotesFurther readingIndex

'The Rights of Nature movement is one of the few rays of light on the dimming horizons of a planet that is racked by intersecting environmental crises. Jessica den Outer takes readers on a journey across the globe to chart the achievements of the courageous activists, indigenous leaders and legal innovators who have succeeded in having the legal rights of sacred rivers, mountains and forests recognized in Aotearoa/New Zealand, India, Spain and England. A must-read for anyone passionate about environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and the future of our planet'