The Rights of Future Generations: Law, Legacy, and Long-Term Stewardship
As climate and ecological crises accelerate, the question of justice expands beyond our lifetimes. What obligations do we owe to those who will inherit the consequences of today’s choices — and how can law, policy, and culture uphold their rights? Around the world, movements for intergenerational justice are challenging short-termism in governance, calling for legal recognition of future generations, and reviving Indigenous principles like the Seven Generations ethos as frameworks for planetary care.
This session explores how intergenerational justice can move from theory to practice — through legal innovation, community leadership, and regenerative food and land systems. It will highlight how youth are leading transitions toward food sovereignty and ecological wellbeing, bridging rural and urban divides, and redefining what it means to sustain life across generations.
Speakers
Albert Lalonde — Research Director at the Future Generations Tribunal, leading anti-colonial, youth-driven legal innovation to define and protect the rights of future generations.
Nela Cadinanos Gonzalez — Regional Youth Coordinator at Conscious Planet Save Soil, mobilizing young people to advance global soil health and ecological restoration.
What to Expect
Envision legal futures – Explore legal and institutional models that recognize the rights of future generations within climate and human rights frameworks.
Bridge generations – Discuss how intergenerational governance can balance youth leadership, Indigenous wisdom, and long-term policy accountability.
Regenerative food systems – Learn how young leaders are driving regenerative agriculture and food sovereignty to secure both ecological and human wellbeing.
Embed Indigenous principles – Reflect on worldviews like the Seven Generations ethos that expand justice beyond human timeframes.
Redefine stewardship – Examine how communities are linking law, land, and livelihood to protect ecosystems and the continuity of life.
Why Join?
Reimagine justice as a bridge across generations, ecosystems, and time.
Learn from youth leaders and legal experts advancing intergenerational rights.
Explore practical ways to embed long-term accountability into governance and climate policy.
Leave inspired by diverse global approaches to protecting the future — from courts to communities.
Who Should Attend?
Youth advocates, legal practitioners, and policymakers shaping climate and human rights frameworks.
Indigenous leaders and scholars advancing intergenerational governance models.
Food systems innovators and regenerative agriculture practitioners.
Anyone committed to ensuring that the future has a voice in the decisions of today.