Satipo (Perú) Declaration: Rights of Native Stingless Bees
On October 21, 2025, the Provincial Municipality of Satipo approved the Declaration of Rights of Stingless Bees in the territory of the Avireri VRAEM Biosphere.Read More →
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International Rights of Nature Tribunal, 6th International Hearing: A New Pledge for Mother Nature 2025
In 2025, the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal was held at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where “A New Pledge for Mother Nature” was launched. Read More →
Durango (USA) Resolution: Acknowledging Rights for the Animas River
In November of 2024, a student-led resolution acknowledging inherent rights for the Animas River was adopted by the Durango City Council.Read More →
Colombia Proposed National Law: rights of rivers
In 2024, a law to give Colombian rivers legal rights by giving enhanced protection to rivers with ecological and cultural significance was proposed.Read More →
Otavalo (Ecuador) court case: rights of Lake San Pablo
In 2025, Ecuador's court recognized Lake San Pablo’s rights and ordered urgent cleanup after years of pollution and negligence.Read More →
Society of Wetland Scientists Declaration: Protection of the Lake Ohrid Ecosystem
In 2018, a civil society declaration was signed, calling for actions to protect the Lake Ohrid ecosystem, including pollution control and Ramsar status.Read More →
Colombian Law: rights of the Patía River Basin
In 2025, Colombia introduced a bill to grant rights to the Patía River, ban mining in its upper basin, and create a commission to protect the river.Read More →
Colombia Law: rights of Caquetá River
In 2024, Colombia advanced a bill to grant rights to the Caquetá River and appoint a commission to represent its legal interests.Read More →
Ecuador court case: rights of the Irquis River
In 2025, a court in Ecuador recognized the Irquis River’s rights, and ordered its restoration and the creation of a water management plan to care for the river.Read More →
XI FOSPA Mandate: Declaration of the Rights of the Amazon
In June 2024, the Mandate of the XI FOSPA called for the recognition of the Amazon as a subject of rights, while advocating for Amazonian Indigenous sovereigntyRead More →
Ecuador Management Plan for Protected Areas of Galapagos Good Living
In 2014, the Management Plan for Protected Areas of Galapagos Good Living included the respect for Rights of Nature as a guiding principle for management.Read More →
Switzerland Freedom of Information Request on behalf of the Mar Menor Lagoon
In July 2025, the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance admitted a Freedom of Information Request (FOI) submitted on behalf of the Mar Menor lagoon.Read More →
Jeju Island (South Korea) Law: rights of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins
A bill recognizing the rights of the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin was submitted to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province in South Korea in December 2024.Read More →
Yurok Tribe (USA) Ordinance: rights of the Klamath River
In 2024, the Yurok Tribe approved a Tribal Ordinance establishing the Rights of the Heyhl-keek ‘We-roy (Klamath River), following an earlier Resolution in 2019.Read More →
Bontoc Declaration: Stewardship and Sacred Responsibility
The Bontoc Declaration affirmed the commitment of over 60 indigenous leaders in the Philippines to defend the rights of nature and protect ancestral domains.Read More →
Sardinia (Italy) Law: crime of ecocide
In June 2025, Councilor Francesco Cozzolino proposed a bill prohibiting ecocide to the Regional Council of Sardinia in Italy.Read More →
Dominican Republic Law: crime of ecocide
In June 2025, Congresswoman Llaniris Espinal proposed a bill to the Chamber of Deputies that would criminalize ecocide in the Dominican Republic.Read More →
Declaration of the Rights of Lake Garda
On September 13, 2024, citizens in Italy presented the draft Declaration of Rights of Lake Garda which seeks to recognize the lake as a legal subject.Read More →
Serbia National Law: Rights of Rivers
On April 15, 2025, Earth Thrive presented the completion of a drafted National Rights of Rivers legislation in Serbia.Read More →
Amsterdam (Netherlands) City Proposal: rights for nature
On May 24, 2024, a proposal was submitted in Amsterdam to recognize Rights of Nature within the city.Read More →