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 →
All Nature
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is all of Nature in general.
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 →
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 →
Bern Convention Complaint: Mining in Bosilegrad and Homolje (Serbia)
In October 2022, the Serbian NGO Earth Thrive submitted a formal Complaint to the Bern Convention on Rights of Nature violations of mining in the Homolje regionRead More →
Bern Convention Complaint: Jadar lithium mine (Serbia)
In September 2021, the Serbian NGO Earth Thrive submitted a formal Complaint to the Bern Convention on rights of nature violations from the Jadar lithium mine.Read More →
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinion 32/25: climate emergency and human rights
In May 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published an Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency, affirming the Rights of Nature for the first time.Read More →
French Polynesia Ecocide Law
Members of the Assembly of French Polynesia proposed a bill to criminalize ecocide. The bill strengthens criminal penalties and protections of living things.Read More →