Planet Possible

Advocating for the Planet - how law can Help the Environment

Episode Summary

Monica Feria-Tinta joins Niki to discuss her inspirational work as a lawyer who has fundamentally advanced how the environment is represented in law.

Episode Notes

Monica Feria-Tinta is a lawyer based in England and Wales but with an international outlook . She has a passion for, and a world-leading expertise in, representing climate, nature, water and indigenous peoples in high-profile legal cases. 

In this episode she discusses:

• how she was the first lawyer to bring climate claims to court successfully.
• her famous work with indigenous people around the world.
• why she believes, eventually, rivers will have statutory protection in the UK.
• why the law needs to move from its previously anthropocentric focus, towards an environmentally inclusive approach.

Monica Feria-Tinta's new book 'A Barrister for the Earth' is out now. Click here to find out more.