Plymouth (USA) Town Ordinance: right to a sustainable energy future and rights of nature
Plymouth, New Hampshire adopted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and limiting corporation’s ability to acquire land in 2012.Read More →
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.
Easton (USA) Town Ordinance: right to a sustainable energy future and rights of nature
Easton, New Hampshire adopted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and limiting corporation’s ability to acquire land in 2012.Read More →
Las Vegas (New Mexico) Town Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Las Vegas drafted a community rights-based ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning fracking within the city in 2012.Read More →
Ecuador court case: constitutionality of the Galápagos Organic Law
2012, Ecuador Constitutional Court found Galapagos law restricting migration and free movement unconstitutional, and that they must promote the rights of natureRead More →
Harveys Lake (USA) Ordinance: fracking ban, community rights, and rights of nature
Council members refused to recognize an ordinance drafted by Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania residents and CELDF recognizing rights of nature in 2010.Read More →
Ecuador court case: rights of the Vilcabamba River
A 2011 Ecuadorian constitutional injunction resulted in court-ordered remediation for a road project dumping material into the Vilcabamba River.Read More →
West Homestead Borough (USA) Ordinance: natural gas drilling ban, community rights, and rights of nature
West Homestead Borough, Pennsylvania adopted a community bill of rights recognizing rights of nature and banning the commercial extraction of gas in 2011.Read More →
Wales (USA) Town Ordinance: protection of natural resources
Wales, New York adopted a community rights ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning the commercial extraction of natural gas and oil in 2011.Read More →