I’m joining the @MarchforWater this Sunday at 11am on the Albert Embankment, to demand that we have action on the many promises made on the state of our rivers. I hope to see as many of you who care about our rivers & seas as possible there, to send a clear message to the government. It’s also not too late to bring some water from your river, lake, stream or sea, to add to the largest collection of UK waters gathered in one place. To add your water, the vessel will be outside 25 Albert Embankment from 10:30-11:30, or to the left of the main stage from 1:30. See you on the streets!

The negotiations at Cop16 on global biodiversity are underway in Columbia. The key objective of this conference is the practical implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Framework agreed at Cop15. As part of @LawForNature, I’m joining a delegation of earth lawyers from organisations who are calling for an ecocentric, rather than anthropocentric, approach to this implementation. To us, it’s clear that if we truly want to make peace with nature, then Rights of Nature need to be at the heart of both discussions & implementation. In particular, we need to resist the financialisation of nature & the growing trend towards biodiversity markets & credits & instead uphold the inherent rights of nature & Mother Earth to exist. To read more on what we’re campaigning for at Cop16, do read our position paper: lawyersfornature.com/cop16-p… Or the more detailed report prepared by Earth Law Center & Lawyers for Nature: static1.squarespace.com/stat… I’ll also be reporting back with updates on events, discussions and negotiations as they’re happening.