Te Ureweta - A Climate Solution

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After a long fight, the to hue ewe amari tribe from northeast region of what's now called new zealand were granted legal personhood. They created a board responsible for making decisions in the best interests of te ure weta. psyke says the maury elders see it as just a stepping stone to broader transformation. Even the idea that humans have the power to give or deny nature rights is off putting to them.

In several countries around the world, including Ecuador, New Zealand, and the U.S., some people are trying to protect the planet using a legal concept called “rights of nature” – infusing the law with Indigenous understandings of Mother Earth. Part 9 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency.

Reported by Amy Westervelt and Polyglot Barbershop. Script editor, Cheryl Devall. Production and mix by John Biewen. Music in this episode by Lili Haydn, Kim Carroll, Chris Westlake, Lesley Barber, Cora Miron, and Fabian Almazan. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.