Registration
December 3 e 4 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen room
Workshop em English.
Free admission, subject to registration via the online form or by email at inscricoes@ccb.pt.
Registration limited to 56 participants.
Note: To make the most of the workshop, participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet/iPad.
Programme
December 3 fom 5:00pm to 8:00pm
17:00 -18:00 | Mapping existing Rights of Nature cases
Collective exploration of pioneering Rights of Nature initiatives around the world:
- Whanganui River (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
- Te Urewera Park (Aotearoa/New Zealand)
- Atrato River (Colombia)
- Mar Menor Lagoon (Spain)
Participants work in groups of 6-7 people. Each group includes:
- one researcher (using a phone or computer) ;
- one person responsible for drawing and visual mapping ;
- one note-taker,
- one person collecting emerging questions.
Using pencils and large sheets of paper, each group creates a visual map of its case study, documenting key facts, governance models and challenges.
18:00-19:00 | Collective discussion and Q&A
Groups come together to share findings, questions and reflections.
Discussion topics include:
- What changes when an ecosystem is granted legal rights?
- How could such a framework be adapted to the River Tagus and its ecosystems?
- Which institutional models can best represent the interests of a living ecosystem?
- How can the “human face” or guardianship of an ecosystem be designated?
- Which questions remain unresolved?
19:00-20:00 | The Loire Case Study
Presentation by Camille de Toledo followed by a collective discussion on the Loire River experience and the legal, ecological and political questions it raises.
December 4 fom 5:00pm to 8:00pm
17:00-18:00 | Revisiting and expanding the conversation
Brief recap of the previous day’s discussions, followed by the presentation of additional Rights of Nature case studies:
- Magpie River (Canada)
- Manoomin Wild Rice (Anishinaabe Territories)
- Ganges River (India)
- Turag River (Bangladesh)
18:00-19:00 | Collective Q&A and reflection
Open discussion on the new case studies, comparing legal approaches, governance structures and cultural contexts.
19:00-20:00 | Imagining Rights for the Tagus
Collaborative exercise inspired by the Loire and Rhine experiences.
Participants explore how a Rights of Nature framework could be adapted to the River Tagus, considering possible forms of representation, governance and legal recognition within the local context.
Lecture
A Brief History of the Rights of NatureCamille de Toledo
December 5 at 4:00pm
Black Box
Free admission, with tickets available for collection at the CCB box office from 2pm (maximum 2 per person).
Lecture in English.
Ages
Target Audience: Artists, associations, researchers, teachers, educators, mediators and interested members of the public
Maximum Capacity: 30 participants
Data sheet
Photo: Camille de Toledo 1_©D.R
Partners
This programme is part of the CCB's collaboration with Évora_27 – European Capital of Culture and Bourges 2028 – European Capital of Culture.
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