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 →
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 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 →
Mexico court case to protect Mangroves in Laguna del Carpintero
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 →
Ecuador court case on the constitutionality of the Environmental Code regarding Mangroves
In 2021, Ecuador's Constitutional Court declared partial unconstitutionality of the Organic Environmental Code due to mangroves and rights of nature.Read More →