All Nature

This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is all of Nature in general.

National Infrastructure Commission for Wales: recommendation on flood management

Location:Wales, United Kingdom

Status:Submitted in 2024

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:All Nature

In 2024, the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales recommended to the Welsh Government that nature be given a voice in decision-making for flood policy.Read More →

National Infrastructure Commission for Wales: Nature Guardian

Location:Wales, United Kingdom

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Private Sector Governance

Nature Type:All Nature

In 2025, the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales undertook a 6 month pilot to test a new governance intervention: the appointment of a Nature Guardian.Read More →

FutureEverything (UK): nature on the board

Location:United Kingdom

Status:Approved in 2025

Legal Provision:Private Sector Governance

Nature Type:All Nature

In October 2025, FutureEverything, a UK-based arts and technology organization, formally amended its constitution to include Nature as a board director.Read More →

Argentina Ecocide Law: special forms of environmental crimes

Location:Argentina

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Legislation

Nature Type:All Nature

In June 2026, Argentina advanced an additional ecocide legislation with a new Senate Bill "Law on Special Forms of Environmental Crimes"Read More →

Costa Rica Biodiversity Law of 1998

Location:Costa Rica

Status:Approved in 1998

Legal Provision:Legislation

Nature Type:All Nature

Costa Rica’s Biodiversity Law No.7788 of 1998 creates a legal framework in line with the principles and themes outlined in the Convention on Biological DiversRead More →

Austria Citizens Initiative Petition: constitutional amendment for nature as a legal person

Location:Vienna, Austria

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Constitution

Nature Type:All Nature

In November 2025 a petition concerning "Nature's capacity for independent rights – suggestion to amend the Federal Constitution and federal laws" was submitted.Read More →

Turkey Ecocide Law

Location:Turkey

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Legislation

Nature Type:All Nature

In March 2025, a bill to amend the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 of 2004 to include a crime of ecocide, was submitted to the national assembly.Read More →

France Environmental Charter Amendment: rights of nature

Location:France

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Legislation

Nature Type:All Nature

In September 2025, a bill was introduced in the French Senate proposing an amendment to the Environmental Charter on rights of nature.Read More →