Forest

This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a forest ecosystem.

Canada Thaidene Nene Indigenous Protected Area Agreement between between the Government of the Northwest Territories and Łutsël K’e Dene First Nation

Country:Canada

Status:Approved in 2020

In 2020, Thaidene Nëné became a jointly established Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area.Read More →

Ecuador court case on rights of nature violations in the Collay Protected Forest

Country:Ecuador

Status:Approved in 2019

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 →

EU Parliament Resolution to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation

Country:International

Status:Approved in 2020

In 2020, the EU Parliament passed a resolution addressing deforestation and the protection of forests in order to restore their biodiversity.Read More →

Ecuador court case on rights of nature violations from mining in the Los Cedros Protected Forest

Country:Ecuador

Status:Approved in 2021

In 2021, the court approved a 2019 protective action to stop the exploration phase of the Río Magdalena mining project because it violates rights of nature.Read More →

Colombia court case on the rights of the Amazon

Country:Colombia

Status:Approved in 2018

In 2018, the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice declared the Colombian Amazon as an entity subject to rights.Read More →

New Zealand Te Urewera Act 2014

Country:New Zealand

Status:Approved in 2014

The Te Urewera Act 2014 establishes that Te Urewera, a region of forested hill country in New Zealand, is no longer Crown land and ceases to be a national park.Read More →

UN Forum on Forests Report on the tenth session 2013 Resolutions 10/1 and 10/2

Country:International

Status:Approved in 2013

In 2013, the UN held a forum on forests and adopted Resolution 10/2, which discusses emerging issues and means of implementation.Read More →

India case T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Others

Country:India

Status:Approved in 1996

The court ruled in favor of a writ petition filed with the India Supreme Court to halt illegal timber operations in Sandalwood Forest in 1995.Read More →