Amsterdam (Netherlands) City Proposal: rights for nature
On May 24, 2024, a proposal was submitted in Amsterdam to recognize Rights of Nature within the city.Read More →
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Paris Grants Honorary Citizenship to the Seine River
In February 2025, Paris granted honorary citizenship to the Seine River and emphasized the necessity to grant real legal status to the river.Read More →
Resistencia (Argentina) municipal court case: rights of Laguna Francia
In 2024, the Municipal Court of Resistencia in Chaco, Argentina ruled that the Laguna Francia is a subject of rights.Read More →
Utrecht (Netherlands) City Motion: rights for nature
In June 2024, a Motion was submitted in Utrecht, Netherlands to recognize nature as a legal entity in the city.Read More →
Ecuador court case: rights of the Machángara River
In July 2024, a court in Quito, Ecuador ruled that the Machángara River is a subject of rights and the municipality of Quito has breeched said rights.Read More →
Ecuador court case: rights of the Monjas River
Ecuador's Constitutional Court rules that urban expansion into a fragile watershed by Quito's municipal government violated the rights of the Monjas River.Read More →
Ecuador court case: constitutionality of the Chibunga Urban Park Ordinance
The court rejected a public action of unconstitutionality against an ordinance allowing agriculture, forestry and livestock activities the Chibunga Urban Park.Read More →
Santa Monica (USA) City Ordinance: sustainability code (2019)
In 2019, the city of Santa Monica adopted an ordinance reaffirming the city's commitment to protecting sustainability by adopting a sustainability code.Read More →