Curridabat (Costa Rica) urban policy: extending citizenship to pollinators
In 2016, municipal policy in Curridabat, Costa Rica reimagined urban planning around pollinators and native plants; seeing them as citizens in their own right.Read More →
Plant
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which the subject of the initiative is a plant species.
Switzerland court case: voting rights of the wild apple
In June 2026, the wild apple filed an electoral complaint regarding the popular initiative “No to a Switzerland with 10 Million! (Sustainability Initiative)".Read More →
Minnesota (USA) State Resolution: rights of manoomin
On April 4, 2024, a resolution was introduced in Minnesota state legislature to recognize the inherent rights of Manoomin/Psíŋ (Wild Rice).Read More →
Mexico State Law: protection of native maize as biocultural and food heritage
On September 20, 2022, the State of Mexico approved a law declaring the protection of Native Corn varieties for their intrinsic value as Biocultural Heritage.Read More →
Tohono O’odham Nation (USA) Resolution: personhood of saguaro cacti
Resolution from Tohono O'odham Legislative Council acknowledges legal personhood and affirms Ha:san (saguaros cacti) as an O’odham person, kin, and sacred plantRead More →
White Earth Band of Ojibwe Tribal Court Case: Manoomin v Minnesota DNR
Manoomin (wild rice) sued Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Tribal Court of the White Earth Band for violating its rights to exist and flourishRead More →
White Earth Nation (USA) Tribal Resolution: Rights of Manoomin
In 2018, the White Earth Band established the rights of Manoomin (wild rice) on the White Earth Reservation and throughout 1855 ceded territory.Read More →