
Standing for Nature: Legal Strategies for Environmental Justice
Dana Zartner, Fabian Cardenas, Mohammad Golam Sarwar
Island Press
2025
This book explores the growing importance of Rights of Nature laws in addressing environmental injustice. Examining case studies from New Zealand, Colombia, Bangladesh, and the U.S., it offers a blueprint for creating and safeguarding these laws. It highlights strategies for successful implementation, shifting perspectives on the human-nature relationship, and advancing environmental protections through judicial, legislative, and regulatory processes.