Mother Earth Rights

BONN- Today, as UN climate negotiations continued their slow start, Ambassador Pablo Solon of the Plurinational State of Bolivia outlined a clear vision to move negotiations forward.

Ambassador Solon in a press conference addressed :

·               Possible outcomes from the annual climate conference, to be held in Durban, South Africa in December;

·               the importance of forest protection to negotiations;

·               the need to recognize the rights of Mother Earth; and

·               proposed an international financial transaction tax. Read more…

(Suzy Chaffee) Following Bolivia’s passage of their domestic law “Recognizing Mother Earth as a living entity and giving Her the Same Rights as Humans,” the United Nations held a dialogue via an interactive webcast on its “Harmony with Nature” Day, April 20, and it is now working on adopting these rights worldwide. Read more…

Statement by Plurinational State of Bolivia in ocassion the Informal Thematic Debate in the 65^th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Green Economy: A Pathway Toward Sustainable Development

New York, June 2nd, 2011

Ms. President,

Let me begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for having made possible this debate, which takes up issues that are crucial for humanity. The Plurinational State of Bolivia considers this opportunity to put forth issues of vital importance to the international community.

First off, we adhere to the assertions of the Group of 77 and China, put forth today by the delegation of Argentina. We coincide fully with what was said and would like to emphasize the fact that, under the concept of the green economy, there are attempts to introduce mechanisms that endanger the stability of ecosystems. We refer specifically to the so-called market mechanisms for environmental services. Read more…

This week the United Nations General Assembly discussed international standards that grant nature equal rights to humans. Similar protocols have been adopted by over a dozen U.S. municipalities, as well as Bolivia and Ecuador. Renowned environmentalists Maude Barlow and Vandana Shiva join us. Says Shiva, “Most civilizations of the world, for most of human history, have seen the world in terms of relatedness and connection,” says Shiva. “And if there’s one thing the rights of Mother Earth is waking us to, is: we are all connected.

Maude Barlow, head of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization. Barlow is also co-founder of the Blue Planet Project and chair of the board of Food and Water Watch. She is the author of Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water.

Vandana Shiva, world-renowned environmental leader, feminist and thinker from India, author of many books, including Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace and Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development.

AMY GOODMAN: As the world celebrates Earth Day, Bolivia is about to pass the world’s first law that grants nature equal rights with humans. The Bolivian delegation to the United Nations urged the global body to adopt a similar law during this week’s Harmony with Nature conference.

DAVID CHOQUEHUANCA: [translated] The United Nations is revolutionizing the way we look at our planet. At the moment, various issues are being receded in the United Nations, and we have begun to discuss the idea of declaring an official International Day of Mother Earth. And we will also soon be discussing what are the rights of Mother Earth. Read more…

The World Peoples’ Summit on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights is being held in Cochabamba, Bolivia between April 19 to 22 with more than 15,000 people, governments and NGO’s expected to attend. The Gaia Foundation is in full support of the conference and echoes Bolivia’s frustration at the failings of the Copenhagen climate negotiations held at the close of last year. Read more…

A Lecture by

Bolivian President Evo Morales

In New York

 At the Community Church of New York

40 East 35th St., between Park  Madisson Aves

Tuesday, September 21^st, 7PM (Doors 5:30)

General Admission – Space is limited, arrive early.

RSVP to the Mission of Bolivia to the UN:

boliviamission@gmail.com

United Nations emits report of “Harmony with Nature” Bolivia’s initiative  

“The present technologic era has meant an impoverishment of the historic relationship of the human beings with nature”.  This is one of the conclusions of the report “Harmony with Nature” that the General Secretary presents to consideration of the General Assembly by an initiative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, which counted with the co-sponsorship of 61 countries and that was adopted by consensus in December of last year.        Read more…

(Pablo Solon) A shared vision for long-term cooperative action is not simply about defining the limit on temperature increases.

A Shared Vision must incorporate a comprehensive and balanced set of goals, in relation to finance, transfer of technology, adaptation, sharing of atmospheric space, climate debt, forced climate migrants and reestablishing of harmony with Mother Earth. Read more…

The UN Commission on Sustainable Development hosts a forum on perspectives needed for change from the fields of economics, jurisprudence, psychology, science and theology. Panelists include H.E. Pablo Solon, Ambassador of Bolivia to the United Nations, David H. Krantz, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, Columbia University, Eduardo Scarrel, O.Carm. Ph.D. Professor of Science and Atmospheric Studies, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Patricia Siemen, OP, ESQ. Executive Director, Center for Earth Jurisprudence, Collaborative Center of Barry and St. Thomas Universities, Miami Gardens, FL. This briefing will be held in Conference Room D, Temporary North Law Building of the United Nations.

Actions agreed upon during

the meeting of the delegation that presented the conclusions

of the CMPCC at the UN on May 7, 2010

 1)         Build support for the 26 of April Submission (People’s Agreement and Declaration on the Rights of Mother Earth). http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2010/awglca10/eng/misc02.pdf  (page 14).

2)         Key messages: 

• 50% emission reduction under the Kyoto Protocol in Cancun
• Rights of Mother Eart Read more…