Rights of Nature in Europe: Encounters and Visions [Paperback]

This book addresses the recognition of the Rights of Nature (RoN) in Europe, examining their conceptualization and implementation. RoN refers to a diverse set of legal developments that seek to redefine Nature's status within the law, gradually emerging as a novel template for environmental protection.

1. Arrival of rights of Nature in Europe (Jenny Garc?a Ruales, Katarina Hovden, Helen Kopnina, Colin D. Robertson and Hendrik Schoukens) Part I. Landing and grounding 2. A Well-braided (Knowledge) Braid: Lessons learned from the Kawsak Sacha and the Forest Beings to Europe (Jenny Garc?a Ruales, Yaku Viteri Gualinga) 3. Caring for Nature: Exploring the concepts of stewardship in European philosophies, spiritual traditions, and laws (J?r?mie Gilbert, Camilla Brattland, Sophie de Maat, Matthias Kramm, Alessandro Pelizzon) 4. Ecodemocracy in the Wild: If existing democracies were to operationalize ecocentrism and animal ethics in policy-making, what would rewilding look like? (Helen Kopnina, Simon Leadbeater, Paul Cryer, Anja Heister, Tamara Lewis) 5. An Ecological Citizenships Triumph: From The Popular Legislative Initiative To The Rights Granted For The Mar Menor (Teresa Vicente Gim?nez, Eduardo Salazar Ortu?o) Part II. Attuning to European legal landscapes 6. From Extractivism to The Rights of Nature (Rana G?ksu and Katarina Hovden) 7. Rights of Nature in EU Law: a Linguistic Approach (Colin D. Robertson) 8. Do Wolves Own Property in the EU? On John Locke, the EU Habitats Directive and Animal Property Rights (Hendrik Schoukens) 9. Animal Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (Elien Verniers) 10. Finding a path to Europe for the Rights of Nature (Elena Ewering, Andreas Gutmann and Tore Vetter) Part III. Encounters with the rights of Nature 11. Wild Animals Speak: Implications for Nature Rights (Kimberley J. Graham) 12. Strangers in paradise: the challenge of invasive alien species to (the implementation olSg