Cormac Cullinan is a practising environmental lawyer, author, speaker and advocate for the rights of Nature, based in Cape Town, South Africa He is a director of the Wild Law Institute and of the specialist environmental law firm of Cullinan & Associates Inc. and has drafted environmental treaties, legislation and policies in many countries. His groundbreaking book Wild Law A Manifesto for Earth Justice (2002) pioneered Earth Jurisprudence and has played a significant role in informing and inspiring the growing right of Nature movement. Cormac led the drafting of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth (proclaimed on 22 April 2010 in Bolivia), and is a founder and Executive Committee member of the Global Alliance for Rights of Nature.