Thomas Linzey on Climate One - Listen on NPR & Podcast

Written By Mari Margil

Beyond the Rights of Nature: Land that Owns Itself

Thomas Linzey, Senior Legal Counsel at the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER), was recently interviewed on Climate One.

He discussed the Rights of Nature and CDER's pioneering program, the Land that Owns Itself.

Thomas drafted the world's first rights to nature law. In 2025, CDER worked in collaboration with our partners Sacred Contract to move Pyramid Mountain in Colorado into self-ownership.

The episode is available on the Climate One website and all major podcast platforms, including Apple, YouTube, and Spotify.

Episode Guests:

Thomas Linzey, Senior Legal Counsel, Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights

Crystal Wolfchild, Guardian of Pyramid Mountain

Kumu Ramsay Taum, Cultural Advisor

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