Colombian National Law: rights of the Patía River Basin
In 2025, Colombia introduced a bill to grant rights to the Patía River, ban mining in its upper basin, and create a commission to protect the river.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.
XI FOSPA Mandate: Declaration of the Rights of the Amazon
In June 2024, the Mandate of the XI FOSPA called for the recognition of the Amazon as a subject of rights, while advocating for Amazonian Indigenous sovereigntyRead More →
Mar Menor FOI Request (Switzerland): State Secretariat for International Finance
In July 2025, the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance admitted a Freedom of Information Request (FOI) submitted on behalf of the Mar Menor lagoon.Read More →
Jeju Island (South Korea) Law: rights of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
A bill recognizing the rights of the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin was submitted to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province in South Korea in December 2024.Read More →
Italy National Law: Rights of Lake Garda
On January 13 2026, a bill to recognize the rights of Lake Garda was submitted in the Senate of Italy's national legislature.Read More →
Bern Convention Complaint: Mining in Bosilegrad and Homolje (Serbia)
In October 2022, the Serbian NGO Earth Thrive submitted a formal Complaint to the Bern Convention on Rights of Nature violations of mining in the Homolje regionRead More →
Bern Convention Complaint: Jadar lithium mine (Serbia)
In September 2021, the Serbian NGO Earth Thrive submitted a formal Complaint to the Bern Convention on rights of nature violations from the Jadar lithium mine.Read More →
Brabantse Delta Water Board (Netherlands) Motion: rights for the Merkske River
The Party for the Animals submitted a motion in April 2025 to the Brabantse Delta Water Board to investigate granting rights and representation of the Merkske.Read More →