The Law Isn't Protecting Our Future
We are Nature - part of the interdependent web of life. When Nature thrives, we thrive. When Nature dies, we die. People have rights, corporations have rights - but what about Nature? The law treats Nature as objects, property and resources separate to us. This leads to an economy coupled with the destruction of Nature. When we destroy Nature, we destroy ourselves. Recognising the rights of Nature as the foundation of all other rights changes the game.
Without the rights of Nature,
the rights of humans cannot be sustained
6 of 9 Planetary boundaries are already violated.
17th Century Legal Paradigms Are Driving the Crisis
Our legal systems are still rooted in a 17th-century, mechanistic worldview that falsely separates people, Nature, and the economy as if they can operate independently. In reality, only Nature can exist on its own—human societies and economies depend entirely on healthy ecosystems for their survival. While science has long advanced to recognise the radical interconnection of life, governance systems have failed to keep pace. This disconnect has created a governance framework blind to our interdependence, fuelling multiple interrelated crises and pushing us into widespread planetary boundary violations.
At the heart of our interconnected crises is an old paradigm encoded in law that drives our societal systems into a cycle of destruction. When we anchor a new paradigm in law, we begin to reprogram our societal systems for wellbeing and regeneration.
We Create New Structures of Law to Address the Root Cause
Our Strategic Legal Approach
The root of the ecological crisis lies in separation consciousness—a worldview encoded into law that treats Nature, people, and the economy as isolated entities. Most of our societal "solutions", including environmental law, operate within this same mindset. They manage symptoms at the surface - the lowest point of leverage - leaving the root cause intact. This leaves us trapped in a cycle of escalating crises. As soon as one crisis is resolved another appears leaving us feeling exhausted, hopeless and frustrated.
The Integrated Rights Framework breaks this cycle by addressing the root cause. By recognising in law the rights of Nature as the foundation of all other rights, our framework encodes a new consciousness of interdependence into law, shifting society’s goals, mindsets, and rules to align with harmony with Nature. Acting at the highest point of leverage—the bottom of the iceberg—the framework drives systemic change, reversing planetary boundary violations and scaling regenerative solutions to resolve multiple crises simultaneously.
We Align Law with Scientific Realities
To reverse the violations of planetary boundaries, we need a societal shift—and for that, we need laws that reflect the science of interconnection. Without correcting this foundational flaw, we cannot hope to solve the ecological crisis. The integrated rights framework bridges this gap by embedding Nature’s rights as the foundation of all other rights and encoding planetary boundaries into law. The rights are collaborative, providing the legal foundations for a regenerative society, where Nature, people, and the economy prosper together in harmony. It aligns law with modern science and the wisdom principles of a thriving, interconnected world.
We Create the Legal Foundations for a Regenerative Society Where All Life Can Thrive
THE SOLUTION
THE INTEGRATED RIGHTS FRAMEWORK
The Integrated Rights Framework is underpinned by a study we conducted for one of the major EU institutions - the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) - Towards An EU Fundamental Charter for the Rights of Nature. It ensures that we achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals whilst prospering within planetary boundaries.
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The Framework
Despite decades of talk about sustainability, no legal framework exists to achieve it. The Integrated Rights Framework - endorsed by the European Economic and Social Committee - aims to change society's goals, rules, and mindset through strategic legal intervention, redirecting large-scale investment towards regeneration. Embedding human and economic rights within Nature's rights strengthens environmental law. Integrating the UN SDGs within planetary boundaries, this holistic approach unites modern science with ancient wisdom, creating a legal foundation for a regenerative society that respects life's interconnectedness.
Cillian Lohan I Head of Communications, European Economic and Social Committee
“It’s irrational to have societal systems that undermine Nature. The rights based approach is a very practical way to achieve systemic change.Establishing a new set of rights for Nature is something that can really deliver the change that we so desperately and urgently need.”
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It makes no sense to destroy life's foundations for profit, only to fund disaster recovery later. Regenerative economies and cultures aren't just possible—they're necessary for a thriving future. Together, we can avert self-destruction and build a prosperous, regenerative society - if we act now. Unleash your power to shape our future consciously today!