Van Etten (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Van Etten, New York passed an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporate mining of water in 2009.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.
Blaine Township (USA) Home Rule Charter (2009)
Blaine Township in Pennsylvania adopted a charter recognizing rights of nature and refusing to recognize any private claim to ownership of nature in 2009.Read More →
Philippines Court Case: Resident Marine Mammals of Tañon Strait v. Secretary Angelo Reyes
In 2015 a lawsuit was filed on behalf of "marine mammals" against oil exploration in the Tañon Straits in the Philippines claiming it reduced fish populationsRead More →
Monroe (USA) Ordinance: local self-government
Monroe, Maine adopted an ordinance emphasizing its responsibility to protect the town's natural assets and stripping corporate personhood in the town in 2010.Read More →
Licking Township (USA) Ordinance: fracking ban, community rights, and rights of nature
Licking, Pennsylvania adopted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporations from dumping fracking wastewater within the township in 2010.Read More →
Danby (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Danby, New York adopted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and giving the right of water to all residents, natural communities, and ecosystems in 2010.Read More →
Shasta (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Shasta, California ordinance recognizing rights of nature and giving residents environmental rights was removed from the ballot in 2009.Read More →
Lehman Township (USA) Ordinance: natural gas drilling ban, community rights, and rights of nature
Residents of Lehman Township, Pennsylvania and CELDF drafted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and environmental rights for residents in 2010.Read More →