Colombia Atrato River Case
In 2016, Colombia's Atrato River case established the first jurisprudence in Latin America where a court declares the recognition of an ecosystem’s rights.Read More →
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.).