Skip to content Accessibility statement
Search york.ac.uk
Search

2026 Festival

Home>Calendar of events>Why the UK Needs a Nature’s Rights Bill

Why the UK Needs a Nature’s Rights Bill Mumta Ito

Talk
This event has now finished.
  • Date and time: Monday 8 June 2026, 6pm to 7pm
  • Location: In-person only
    Merchant Taylors' Hall, Aldwark (Map)
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

Event details

Human wellbeing and prosperity are entirely dependent on the health of nature. Mumta Ito is rewriting the rules with the UK Nature’s Rights Bill - a bold legal framework that puts nature’s health first, ensuring our laws and economy work within the planet's limits, not against them.

Hear about Mumta’s journey from a high-flying lawyer to a pioneering advocate for nature and explore how we move beyond sustainability to a truly regenerative world.

This event is presented by the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity. 

Image credit: Vania Flaccomio. Pictured from left to right are: Alister Scott (Global Rewilding), Mumta Ito (Nature’s Rights), Nick Campion (Harmony Institute) and Chris Packham CBE.

About the speaker

Mumta Ito is the Founder of the charity Nature’s Rights. A former structured finance lawyer, Mumta is one of Europe's leading experts in the Rights of Nature and author of the UK Nature's Rights Bill. She is a UN Harmony with Nature expert and heralded as one of 15 trailblazing ‘Warrior Lawyers’. She pioneered the Integrated Rights Framework (IRF) - a practical legal architecture for a regenerative society - endorsed by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and gaining traction across policy and practice. She has inspired audiences worldwide - from TEDx and Dubai World Expo to European Green Week and The Ocean Race Summits - empowering people to join the movement for a thriving future.

Partners

Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocence Biodiversity Nature's Rights University of York

Venue details

  • Wheelchair accessible