Wormerland (Netherlands) citizen proposal: rights of the Wijdse Kievitsweide
On 12 April, 2024, a letter was submitted to the Wormerland Municipal Council on behalf of the Wijdse Kievitsweide to annul development for a sports complex.Read More →
Grassland Ecosystem
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a grassland ecosystem. Examples include steppes, prairies, meadows, Argentine pampas, Andean paramo, and African savannas.
Colombia court case: rights of the Santurbán páramo
On July 21, 2025, the Administrative Court of Santander in Colombia issued a ruling that recognized the Santurbán Páramo as a subject of rights.Read More →
Ecuador Constitutional Court Case: rights of the Fierro Urco páramo
In 2023, a case was submitted to the Constitutional Court of Ecuador the seeking protection of the rights of Nature in the Fierro Urco páramoRead More →
Ecuador Organic Law on Justice and Protection for the Páramos
In 2022 a legislator from Carchi Province submitted to Ecuador's National Assembly a bill to guarantee the protection of páramo (moorland) ecosystems Read More →
Colombia court case: rights of Las Hermosas páramo
In 2020, the Superior Court of the Judicial District of Ibagué in Colombia declared Complejo de Páramos "Las Hermosas" as a special subject of rights.Read More →
Colombia court case: rights of the Pisba páramo
In 2018, a court in Bocoyó, Colombia granted rights and legal personhood to the Pisba Páramo based on the case of the Atrato River and the Amazon.Read More →
Ecuador court case: rights of the Tangabana páramo
Judges denied a 2014 lawsuit in Ecuador claiming the actions of the private company ERVIC S.A. violated rights of nature and rights of defenders of nature.Read More →