India court case on the rights of Sukhna Lake
The court declared in 2020 that Sukhna Lake has a "distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties, and liabilities of a living person."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.).