Ecuador: recognizing Los Cedros as a co-author of creative work (Song of the Cedars)
In 2024, a petition was submitted to SENADI to recognize the moral authorship of the cloud forest Los Cedros as a co-creator of the "Song of the Cedars".Read More →
Forest Ecosystem
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a forest ecosystem.
Universal Declaration of Tree Rights
On 18 November 2018, the Universal Declaration of Tree Rights was founded by Ricardo Rey and La Compagnie des Papillons Bleus.Read More →
Terrasse-Vaudreuil (Canada) Municipal Resolution: rights of trees
On 9 June 2026, the municipality of Terrasse-Vaudreuil in Quebec, Canada adopted a resolution recognizing trees as living entities with rights.Read More →
Germany Administrative Submission: Hambach Lignite Mine
On 16 October 2025, a Citizen Submission regarding the Hambach Lignite Mine was submitted to the German Ministry for the EnvironmentRead More →
Los Cedros FOI Request (Switzerland): Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
On 31 October 2025, the Ecuadorian Los Cedros cloud forest initiated a joint FOI request to Switzerland's Department of Foreign Affairs and the IACHR.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 →
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 →