Treaties, Constitutions, and Charters Research: Documents that enunciate the core beliefs of a people are key in protecting the planet. There are recent cases demonstrating that indigenous treaties encourage international agreements that can result in enforceable laws. These instances can be replicated and scaled to bring visibility and opportunities for action for the planet and indigenous peoples.
- Which political documents explicitly address environmental protections?
- Do any provide for the legal personhood of non-human life (i.e. rights of nature)?
- Do any contain conceptual innovations with yet untapped potential for propagation?
- Is there regional common ground that would provide for cross-border cooperation?
- Are there databases which would answer these questions?