15 Years of GARN – Belém, Brazil

​Limited capacity. If you are in Belém and want to join us, please contact organizer@garn.org.

​In 2025, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) celebrates 15 years of advancing a transformative global movement grounded in the recognition that Nature has inherent rights. Join us in honoring this milestone alongside movement leaders, advocates, and allies from around the world, an opportunity to reflect on our shared journey, acknowledge key victories, and strengthen relationships as we chart the course ahead.

​In April 2010, more than 35,000 people from 140 countries gathered in Cochabamba, Bolivia for the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth. There, the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth was drafted, and a call was made for the creation of a global alliance to advocate for these rights.

​Just months later, in September 2010, 26 visionaries from six continents gathered in Patate, Ecuador, to form what would become GARN—dedicated to ensuring that Nature, in all its forms, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles.

​Since then, GARN has grown into a global alliance with over 6,000 members and subscribers representing 100 countries on six continents, working to transform our human relationship with Nature. GARN’s role in connecting and uniting this growing movement is more important than ever, and we are celebrating it at COP30.

​More information: https://www.garn.org/garns-pre-cop30-summit/