Benin Sacred Forest Law 2012
The Benin Sacred Forest Law passed in 2012 recognizing sacred forests where gods, spirits and ancestors reside, and communities that protect and govern them.Read More →
Forest
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a forest ecosystem.
Indigenous Kichwa People of Sarayaku Proposal for Kawsak Sacha (The Living Forest) as a new protected areas category
In 2018, the Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest) proposal to recognize a new legal category of protected area and entities of the Living Forest as persons, not objectsRead More →
Indigenous Kichwa People of Sarayaku Declaration of Kawsak Sacha (The Living Forest)
The Kichwa People of Sarayaku adopted the Declaration of Kawsak Sacha (Living Forest), recognizing their territory as a living being and subject of rights.Read More →
Ecuador court case on rights of nature violations from mining in the Piñas Canton
The court approved declared mining activities violated the rights of nature along with the rights of the communities "La Mesa" and "El Pórtete."Read More →
Ecuador Ministry of Environment Sanction on Secoya Nation for Cutting Native Forest to Plant Palm
Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment fined Secoya group for cutting native forest, citing this as a violation of rights of nature.Read More →
Ecuador court case on oil exploitation in Yasuni National Park
The Third Chamber of the Constitutional Court decided to suspend PETROBRAS' environmental license for an oil exploitation project in Yasuni National Park.Read More →
Canada Thaidene Nene Indigenous Protected Area Agreement between between the Government of the Northwest Territories and Łutsël K’e Dene First Nation
In 2020, Thaidene Nëné became a jointly established Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area.Read More →
Gualaceo, Ecuador court case on rights of nature violations of the Collay Protected Forest
In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador confirmed a ruling establishing violations to the rights of nature doing road work without environmental studies.Read More →