French Polynesia Proposed Legislation to Criminalize Ecocide
Members of the Assembly of French Polynesia proposed a bill to criminalize ecocide. The bill strengthens criminal penalties and protections of living things.Read More →
Government
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which one or more of the initiators is a government entity at any level (e.g., municipal, provincial, state, national). This category only applies to government entities in the executive and legislative branches. Court-led initiatives are tracked through a different category.
Netherlands Motion for the Rights of Merkske River on the Brabantse Delta Water Board
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 →
Rhode Island, U.S. Resolution Recognizing Rights of Natural Ecosystems
A resolution was approved in May 2023 by the Rhode Island House of Representatives to recognize the rights of natural communities and ecosystems.Read More →
Basingstoke and Deane, England District Motion on the Rights of Chalk Streams
In May 2025 a motion was adopted by the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council recognizing the rights of Hampshire’s local rivers and chalk streams.Read More →
Jeju Island, South Korea law on the Rights of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins
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 →
Paris Grants Honorary Citizenship to the Seine
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 →
Panama Decree Creating the Saboga Wildlife Refuge
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 →
Peru Law Modifying Penal Code to Include Ecocide
The Justice and Human Rights Commission, chaired by legislator Isaac Mita (PL), approved the ruling regulating the administrative liability of legal entities inRead More →