International Rights of Nature Tribunal. Decision No 1/2018 Decision on the case of TIPNIS (Indigenous Territory and National Park Isiboro Secure). Decision in english

[2018, International Rights of Nature Tribunal] On November 7th and 8th of 2017, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal held its fourth session in Bonn, Germany, at the LVR Landesmuseum.

The Impacts of Traditional Lifestyle, Provenance and Contact History on Plant Use Knowledge and Manegement: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Two Small-Scale Societies from the Bolivian Amazon

[2012, Evert Thomas] The Impacts of Traditional Lifestyle, Provenance and Contact History on Plant Use Knowledge and Manegement: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Two Small-Scale Societies from the Bolivian Amazon.

International Tribunal on the Rights of Nature will visit TIPNIS

On November 7th and 8^th of 2017, the International Tribunal of Rights of Nature, organized its fourth session in Bonn, Germany.  During the second day of the audiences, the Tribunal listened to different cases of generalized violations of indigenous rights and Rights of Mother Earth in the Amazon region.  One of the cases was the “Territorio Indígena y Parque Nacional Isiboro Sécure (TIPNIS – or Indigenous Territory and National Park Isiboro Sécure) in Bolivia, presented by the Subcentral of Indigenous Peoples of TIPNIS, Fabián Gil and the president of the Women’s Organization of TIPNIS, Marqueza Teco Moyoviri de Maleca. The International Tribunal of the Rights of Nature accepted the case presented by the TIPNIS delegation and decided to organize an International Commission of Observers.  One of the objectives of the trip, is to verify the demands presented of violations of Rights of Nature and Indigenous Peoples. In base of all the compiled elements, the Tribunal will be able to emit a final decision on the case.
The Commission will be in Bolivia from the 14^th to the 24^th of August to meet with State authorities, indigenous communities and diverse civil society groups; and to know about the project of the Bolivian government and the construction of the highway in TIPNIS, to understand the impact in the context of Rights of Nature.

TIPNIS: the saga for the rights of nature and indigenous people

by Pablo Solón

[Versión en español] The story of TIPNIS is a story of dignity, struggle, glory, betrayal, heroism, repression, victory and renewed betrayal against the rights of Mother Earth and of indigenous people.