Introduction -- A cultural survey on the rights of Mother Earth -- Creating a culture for nature's rights -- How long will we wait? -- The heart of the world: U'Wa perspectives on Mother Earth -- Towards a fundamental transformation of our relationship with nature -- What we do for Mother Earth, we do for ourselves -- There is nothing to debate about the universal rights of Mother Nature -- No future for humankind outside of nature and Mother Earth -- The case of Khapi and its interdependence on Mother Earth -- Changing culture by changing law -- Why law matters: recognizing the rights of nature in law -- A new paradigm for nature: turning our values into law -- Recognizing the rights of the sacred in Mt. Shasta, California -- Pittsburgh: first major U.S. city to recognize the rights of nature in law -- From suffixes to sovereignty -- How the recognition of the rights of nature became a part of the Ecuadorian Constitution -- The international framework -- Building an international movement for the rights of Mother Earth -- The legal case for the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth -- Climate justice is a cause that touches us all -- Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth captures the natural law that indigenous peoples believe in -- The green economy versus the rights of Mother Earth -- It is not too late for a new path for Mother Earth -- Reconnecting as a shared humanity -- Conclusion.