Abstract:
Counter to the laws of private property, jurisprudence based in the rights of Nature is possible.
In 2001 the United Nations Millennium Assessment undertook a four-year study, involving 1300 scientists from 71 countries, on the health of the planet. Their final report was released in March 2005 and found that every living system in the biosphere is in a state of decline and the rate of decline is increasing. It is further estimated that humans are responsible for the extinction of between 50 and 55 thousand species each year, a rate unequalled since the last great extinction, some 65 million years ago. These systems and species provide the basis for all life and as we destroy nature we will unravel all life support systems on the planet.
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