Great Barrier Reef & Atmospheric Commons
vs the Federal and Queensland Governments and Fossil Fuel Industries
Outline
- Case introduction
- Part 1 – Murrumu Walubara, Sovereign Yidinji Government, Cairns region
- Part 2 – Valentine Nona of the Djirru People, Mission Beach region
- Part 3 – Blair Palese, CEO of 350.org Australia
- Part 4 – Professor Justin Marshall, University of Queensland
- Part 5 – Rebel Poynton, EDO Qld, and Case Summation
- Tribunal Ruling
Case Introduction
This case challenged Australia’s inaction on climate change and featured First Nations Peoples, scientists and civil society climate advocates. The Tribunal received an update on the status of the Great Barrier Reef, which was the first case that Australia took to the International Rights of Nature Tribunal, in 2014. Concerns for the Reef have heightened in light of the recent scientific evidence demonstrating the devastating bleaching of the reef.
Part 1 – Murrumu Walubara, Sovereign Yidinji Government, Cairns region
Part 2 – Valentine Nona of the Djirru People, Mission Beach region
Part 3 – Blair Palese, CEO of 350.org Australia
Part 4 – Professor Justin Marshall, University of Queensland
Part 5 – Rebel Poynton, EDO Qld, and Case Summation
Tribunal Ruling
The tribunal rulings will be finalised soon and made available here.