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Civil Society

This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which one or more of the initiators is a group of people that have come together to support the initiative, but are not in a formally recognized non-governmental organization. These people may either be based in a particular community or be gathered together via a common movement/initiative.

Scottish Association for Marine Science to Represent Ocean on the Board

United Kingdom
Approved in 2024
In 2024, the Scottish Association for Marine Science elected "The Ocean" to sit on the board.Read More →

Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (U.S.) Resolution Recognizing the Rights of Nature

United States of America
Approved in 2024
On April 22, 2024, the Town of Falmouth in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, adopted a resolution recognizing the rights of nature.Read More →

Ecuador Court Case on Recognizing the Rights of Marine Ecosystems

Ecuador
Approved in 2024
In late-2024, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled that coastal marine ecosystems have legal rights that must be protected.Read More →

Panama Decree Creating the Saboga Wildlife Refuge

Panama
Approved in 2024
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 →

15th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal on Canadian Mining in Ecuador

Ecuador
Approved in 2025
The 15th Local Tribunal for the Rights of Nature in Ecuador addresses the fight against Canadian mining in six territories.Read More →

6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal

Canada
Approved in 2025
The Tribunal is made out of two sessions (September 2024 and February 2025) addressing two of the major threats to the Rights of Nature and its defenders.Read More →

14th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal: Serbia 2024

Serbia
Submitted in 2024
In November 2024, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal convened its 14th local hearing on gold mining in Homolje, Serbia and severe ecological damage.Read More →

Lucerne Switzerland constitutional amendment on the rights and legal personhood of the Reuss river

Switzerland
Drafted in 2023
The Swiss association, Rechtsperson Reuss, aims to enshrine rights and legal personhood for the Reuss River in the Constitution of the Canton of Lucerne.Read More →
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