Ecuador court case: Chevron oil spill in the Shushufindi and Aguarico Rivers
In 2018, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador established that the Chevron oil spill damaged dependency relationships between indigenous communities and nature.Read More →
Freshwater Ecosystem
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a freshwater ecosystem. Examples include watersheds, rivers, lakes, freshwater aquifers, or any type of freshwater wetlands (e.g., ponds, marshes, swamps, etc.).
Ecuador court case: rights of the Dulcepamba River
In 2019, a case on rights of nature violations to the Dulcepamba river by the San José de Tambo hydroelectric company was selected by the Constitutional court.Read More →
Ecuador court case: Tigre River treatment plant in Mera Canton
In 2015, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador admitted an appeal for protection regarding the expansion of a drinking water project.Read More →
New Zealand Policy: Te Mana o te Wai (National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management)
In 2020, the New Zealand government adopted the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management to provide updated guidelines about managing freshwater.Read More →
New Zealand Law: Ngāti Rangi Claims Settlement Act 2019 (rights of the Whangaehu River)
In 2019, the New Zealand government passed the Ngāti Rangi Claims Settlement Act 2019, which uses an indigenous model and establishes environmental protections.Read More →
Ecuador court case: constitutionality of the Chibunga Urban Park Ordinance
The court rejected a public action of unconstitutionality against an ordinance allowing agriculture, forestry and livestock activities the Chibunga Urban Park.Read More →
Colombia court case: rights of the Fortalecillas river
A court in Colombia recognized the Fortalecillas River as an entity subject to rights to protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration.Read More →
Orurillo (Peru) Municipal Ordinance: Water as a Living Being and Subject of Rights
In 2019, a Municipal Ordinance from Orurillo in the province of Melgar in the region of Puno recognized Madre Agua - Yaku-Unu Mama as a subject of rights.Read More →