A Barrister for the Earth Ten Cases of Hope for Our Future

"With eagle-eyed scrutiny and boundless determination, Monica Feria-Tinta puts corporate greed and government inaction in the dock and shows how nature and the forgotten people who nurture it can triumph. Her David and Goliath tales read like a long-awaited vindication for the earth and shows how the law could be our planet's greatest hope. I was punching the air as I read this powerful, inspiring book."
– Isabella Tree, author of Wilding

"Spanning the globe in defence of wild places and their living beings, A Barrister for the Earth reads like a manifesto for resisting the way things are in the world right now. And in writing this fascinating and compelling book, Monica Feria-Tinta shows us that action is the best antidote to all that stands in the way of a richer, more equal and flourishing way of being. A vital book for our times."
– Julian Hoffman, author of Lifelines and Irreplaceable

"From her chambers in London, one of Britain's most dazzling legal minds is taking on the challenge of a lifetime."
– Vogue

"A fascinating and deeply personal account of how the law can make a real difference for the protection of the rights of endangered communities and of nature itself."
– Lord Carnwath

"[Feria-Tinta is] painstakingly focused and intellectually very, very ambitious."
– Jake White, WWF

"Through beautifully crafted narratives, Monica invites readers to rethink the conventional, human-centered approach to legal rights, offering a fresh, ecocentric perspective where we view ourselves as a part of a larger tapestry of life on Earth. This book voices world-views and reasoning which have long been overlooked, and asks us to question ourselves and our systems. Monica ties together many different strands – indigenous thinking, legal frameworks, geopolitics – and invites us to unravel and explore them, both when we're reading the book but afterwards too. Through powerful words of hope and unwavering dedication to our planet, this book is essential reading for the next generation of nature-conscious lawyers."
– Legal Voices for the Future

"Feria-Tinta has written a seminal and important book which will become a key part of the gathering movement to protect the rights of nature. Drawing on her own experience as an advocate for indigenous groups worldwide, she makes a powerful and well-argued case for giving legal rights to the natural world to protect it and, in so doing, not only protect all of our futures but help us understand our connection with the world in a new way."
– Sarah Langford

"This is a compelling and inspiring series of stories about the legal defense of the Earth. Pioneering barrister Monica Feira Tinta takes us across the world's courtrooms and ecosystems to show how and why the law can be used to resist a war on nature that threatens us all."
– Jonathan Watts, Guardian