Die Spree vor Gericht? - Neue Wege im Naturschutz

In the organizer's words:

Giving nature its own rights to protection, conservation and regeneration - that is the basic idea behind the "Rights of Nature" approach. International examples show that this new approach is by no means pure utopia: Rivers and even a European lagoon are already holders of their own rights and are claiming them. The legislative initiative on the rights of the Spree also calls for the Spree to be recognized as a legal entity. What would this law mean in concrete terms for Brandenburg? What would happen if interventions in the ecosystem of the Spreewald had to be measured in terms of conservation and regenerative capacity in future? Who would represent the Spree in court and what impact would this have on administration, conflicts of use and nature conservation practice in Brandenburg?

We invite you to discuss these questions with us and an interdisciplinary panel and to reflect on what this approach could mean for nature conservation in Brandenburg.

The panel will include Christine Ax from the Rights of Nature Network, Prof. Dr. Stefan Norra from the University of Potsdam and Joyce-Ann Syhre from BUND Brandenburg.

We are looking forward to a stimulating evening and a joint exchange. Further information on the topic of the rights of nature can be found in the Heinrich Böll Foundation's dossier.

Please register in advance at www.boell-brandenburg.de.

Queries to: veranstaltungen@boell-brandenburg.de or +49 (0)331 870 00 801