Advocating for the Planet - how law can Help the Environment

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. Credits Presented & Produced by Niki Roach Executive Producer Andy Taylor - Bwlb Limited With thanks to Alastair Chisholm Honorary Executive Producer Jane Boland

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Advocating for the Planet - how law can Help the Environment is an episode from Planet Possible by CIWEM.

This episode is 00:34:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 16, 2026.

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