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Marine Ecosystem

This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a marine ecosystem, or major element of a marine ecosystem. Examples include oceans, seas, salt marshes, estuaries and lagoons, mangroves, coral reefs, and the sea bed (floor).

Trilateral Wadden Sea Conference Wilhelmshaven Declaration for a new Wadden Sea Management Plan

International
Approved in 2022
2022 Trilateral Wadden Sea Governmental Council management plan to explore if “Rights of Nature” could be adapted to the Wadden Sea World HeritageRead More →

Newfoundland & Labrador Rights of the Atlantic Ocean Bill

Canada
Drafted in 2022
The Social Justice Co-operative of Newfoundland & Labrador revealed the first draft of a new "Rights of the Atlantic Ocean" bill to be brought in St. John's, NLRead More →

Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde speech to the United Nations 2022

International
Approved in 2022
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde stated that Cabo Verde advocates for a Universal Declaration of Ocean's RightsRead More →

Ecuador Unconstitutionality of Environmental Code Provision Regarding Mangroves Case

Ecuador
Approved in 2021
The court declared the partial unconstitutionality of several articles of the Organic Environmental Code because they could endanger mangroves in 2021.Read More →

Mexico Constitutional Appeal to Protect Mangroves in Laguna del Carpintero Case

Mexico
Approved in 2016
A court in Mexico approved an amparo (a constitutional appeal), arguing that the development of a park project harms a mangrove swamp in 2016.Read More →

Mangroves in the El Verdun Commune

Ecuador
Rejected in 2015
The courts in Ecuador reviewed a case about a man wanting to establish a shrimp company in the mangrove ecosystem of the El Verdun Commune starting in 2012.Read More →

Ecuador Mangrove Felling in El Guabo Canton Case

Ecuador
Approved in 2020
A municipal court in El Guabo ruled a man violated the rights of Nature for felling a Mangrove to create a shrimp farm in 2020.Read More →

NGO Adoption of Holistic and Rights-based Ocean Governance

International
Approved in 2017
In 2017, the Earth Law Center wrote a draft law promoting a rights-based approach to ocean governance.Read More →
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