"6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal: A New Pledge For Mother Nature - Final Judgement" 11 November 2025

'The Tribunal addresses two central issues of the global environmental and climate crisis: the exploitation and consumption of fossil fuels, and the expansion of large-scale mining as part of the post-oil energy transition, which evidences patterns of destruction and violation of the Rights of Nature and Human Rights.' (...)

'In both preliminary sessions, a total of 24 cases from the Americas, Africa, and Asia were presented, illustrating the serious environmental, social, and cultural impacts and sacrifices caused by the oil, gas, and coal industries, which are the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Other cases explain the rapid expansion of large-scale copper and gold mining promoted by Canadian industries, which threaten to destroy ecosystems and biomes that are key to climate mitigation and resilience.' (...)

'The testimonial and documentary evidence submitted to this Tribunal (...) is abundant and compelling, allowing us to appreciate the persistent and systematic violations of the rights of Mother Earth and human beings by the economic, institutional, legal, and political structures that sustain and promote the fossil fuel industries throughout the world.' (...)