Relational representation: Speaking with and not about Nature
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- doi:10.1371/journal.pwat.0000236
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- Lidia Cano Pecharroman · Erin L. O’Donnell
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology · The University of Melbourne
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The transnational movement to recognise the rights of Nature continues to fuel experimentation by a growing number of jurisdictions in legal form, content, powers, and governance arrangements. In this paper, we focus on the mechanisms through which Nature is represented in various ways. There is enormous diversity in representational arrangements, but there is no clarity on precisely who should be representing Nature, or how Nature can be represented in human spaces, or even what the intent of this representation is (or should be). We describe a spectrum of representation that ranges from speaking about, to speaking for, to speaking with the natural entity. We develop a model of relational representation that shows the power of speaking with Nature to not only develop relations between the representatives and the natural entity, but also to enable a broader dialogue of knowledges with a wider pool of participants. By examining four case studies (the Mar Menor in Spain, the Rio Atrato in Colombia, the Birrarung/Yarra River in Australia and Te Awa Tupua/Whanganui River in Aotearoa New Zealand), we show how these diverse representational models are moving towards the relational end of the spectrum, and identify the challenges and opportunities of relational representation of Nature.
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Lidia Cano Pecharroman; Erin L. O’Donnell. Relational representation: Speaking with and not about Nature. 2024. https://www.declarationuniverselledesdroitsdelarbre.org/global-rights-of-nature-radar/reference/r-2dec7edffd8f4d03f87bec2a241e755f/
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