Panama Decree Creating the Saboga Wildlife Refuge
On September 22, 2024, Panama's Ministry of Environment passed a resolution creating The Saboga Wildlife Refuge, which includes habitats for endangered sea turtRead More →
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).
Spain Constitutional Court ruling on the Mar Menor Act of 2022
On November 20, 2024, Spain's constitutional court ruled that the Mar Menor Act of 2022 establishing legal rights of the Mar Menor Lagoon is constitutional.Read More →
Municipality of Linhares (Brazil) Law on the Rights of the Waves
In June 2024, the municipal council of Linhares in Brazil approved a bill that recognizes the waves at the mouth of the Doce River as entities with rights.Read More →
Spain court case applies legal personality of Mar Menor lagoon
August 31, 2023 – For the first time, a court in Spain applies the Law that grants rights to the Mar Menor and calls on its representatives to appear in court Read More →
The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo Declaration 2023
In 2023, the Ocean Race Summit in Cabo Verde issued the Mindelo Declaration, stating the Ocean has inherent rights and urged adoption of a universal declarationRead More →
Trilateral Wadden Sea Conference Wilhelmshaven Declaration for a new Wadden Sea Management Plan
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
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
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde stated that Cabo Verde advocates for a Universal Declaration of Ocean's RightsRead More →