Charter of the Forest Posters now available!
We are pleased to announce availability of free educational poster sets tracing key developments in the history of Charter of the Forest, from its first appearance in England in Magna Carta to today’s international sustainable development efforts.
The nine-poster sets are available in three sizes and provide colorful and informative perfect educational tools for educators, bar associations, and others interested in the rule of law, the public trust doctrine, environmental protection, and sustainable development.
8.5" x 11" Posters
11" x 14" Posters
17" x 22" Posters
Resources
“Recognizing the Rights of Nature: Lofty Rhetoric or Legal Revolution?” by David R. Boyd, Natural Resources & the Environment, Vol. 32 No. 4, Spring 2018, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
"The Charter of the Forest: Evolving Human Rights in Nature," in Magna Carta and the Rule of Law 311, by Professor Nicholas Robinson, (Daniel Barstow Magraw et al., eds. 2014)
“Carta de Foresta: The Charter of the Forest Turns 800,” in Environmental Law Reporter, 47 ELR 10940, by Daniel Magraw and Natalie Thomure (Nov 2017)
"Practitioner's Insights: Charter of the Forest--An Enduring Legacy," in Daily Environment Report, No. 16, Bloomberg BNA, by Steven Miano (Sept 18, 2017)
Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest, by the Very Reverend Philip Buckler, Dean of Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, posted by Magna Carta Trust
Magna Charta: The Charter of the Forest, and the Prerogatives of Kings, by Allen E. Shoenberger, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2015, Law eCommons
The Charter of the Forest, by Carolyn Harris, Dec 17, 2013, at Magna Carta 2015 – Canada
“The Charter of the Forest: Influential partner of historic Magna Carta,” Kent News, March 15, 2015
“The Charter of the Forest,” Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Charter of the Forest: Who May Use the King’s Forest? The Meaning of Magna Carta, Commons and Law in Our Time, by David Bollier, Commons Transition, European Commons Assembly
What is forest? Posted by Envirohistory NZ (New Zealand), November 30, 2011
"Forest Eyre Justices in the Reign of Henry III (1216-1272)," by Ryan Rowberry, Georgia State University College of Law, in William & Mary Bill of Rights, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2016. Available at SSRN
Practitioner’s Insights: The Charter of the Forest – An Enduring Legacy, Steven T. Miano and Isabelle Blouin, in BNA Today, Sept. 19, 2017
Magna Carta and the Forest Charter: Two Stories of Property, Paul Babie, 94 N.C. L. Rev. 1431 (2016). Available at http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/nclr/vol94/iss5/4.
“How The Forest Charter Was Saved From Destruction,” in Medieval Manuscripts Blog, by Julian Harrison (June 14, 2015)
The National Archives (UK)
The Forest Charter of 1225, The British Library, United Kingdom
Charter of the Forest, 1225, The National Archives, United Kingdom
Charter of the Forest, The Collection, Art & Archeology in Lincolnshire
Pace Law Professor Nicholas Robinson discusses Charter of the Forest with the BBC
Lesson Plan: Charter of the Forest and the Provisions of Oxford: Definition & Significance, Study.com
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to mark and celebrate the 800th in 2017 anniversary of the granting of the Charter of the Forest,” UK Parliament
Our Common Future: Report of the U.N. World Commission on Environment and Development (1987)
Presentation to Lincoln Charter of the Forest Conference, The Charter of the Forest: Evolving Human Rights in Nature, Professor Nicholas Robinson, September 2017
International Forestry Cooperation, 16 U.S.C., Ch. 65
Forest Reserve Act of 1891
Creation of the National Park Service (U.S.A.)
USDA Forest Service
Canada National Parks Act
Sustainable Development Forest Act [Quebec, Canada]
United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization: Forestry
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
World Heritage Convention
Legal Sustainability Alliance (UK Law Firms)
The Tree Line: Poems for Trees, Woods & People, by Michael McKimm (Worple Press, June 1, 2017)
The Magna Carta Project
“The Charter of the Forest,” Making History, BBC Radio 4 (Aug 1, 2017) (Video)
Charter of the Forest, 1225, The National Archives, United Kingdom