Rother (UK) District Council Motion: rights of trees
On September 15 2025, a motion was submitted in the Rother District Council declaring the Council’s support for the growing global rights of nature movement,Read More →
Forest
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a forest ecosystem.
Switzerland: Los Cedros Freedom of Information Request on IACHR Advisory Opinion 32/25
Journalistic Endeavours – Los Cedros and Its Cloud Forest Inhabitants Set Out to Cover Swiss Support for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.Read More →
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 →
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 →
Grosspösna (Germany) court case: voting rights for oak trees
In 2025, a citizen filed a legal petition claiming the right for oak trees to vote in the upcoming German federal election.Read More →
Panama Supreme Court Case: Sierra Llorona Nature Reserve
In June 2024, Panama’s Supreme Court suspended the Caribbean Corridor road project through the Sierra Llorona Nature Reserve, citing rights of nature violationsRead More →
Colombia court case: rights of jaguars, macaws, and tropical dry forest
In July 2024, a lawsuit was filed in Colombian court to recognize the rights of jaguars, macaws, and the nation’s tropical dry forest.Read More →
India Supreme Court Case: State of Telangana v. Mohd. Abdul Qasim
In 2024, an Indian Supreme Court considered ecocentrism, rights to nature and climate change in a ruling in favor of a protected forest in Kompally.Read More →