Why Rivers and Forests Have Legal Rights in New Zealand
3:05 pm - 3:15 pm
Location:
Hall 1
Justice Joe Williams is the first Māori person appointed to the Supreme Court of New Zealand. He invites us to imagine a different relationship with our environment — to rediscover our kinship with plants and animals, rather than viewing humans as separate from nature. Learn how embedding this worldview in New Zealand’s laws has been a revolutionary act that safeguard’s the health of its most valuable ecosystems.