Sault Tribe Resolution Recognizing Rights of Nature
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in northern Michigan passed a resolution in defense of the tribe’s first family: its natural resources.Read More →
Indigenous
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives that are Indigenous-led or co-developed by one or more groups that explicitly self-identify as Indigenous.
Rappahannock Tribal Constitution recognizing the rights of the Rappahannock River
On October 2024, the Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia became the first tribal nation in the U.S. to adopt a Tribal Constitution recognizing the rights of nature.Read More →
First Nations and Tribes Grizzly Bear Treaty
In September 2016, First Nations and Tribes across North America signed a cross-boarder Indigenous Treaty to protect the sacred Grizzly Bear.Read More →
12th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal: Yesah 2024
In June 2024, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal held its 12th local hearing, the Yesah Tribunal brought against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).Read More →
Ecuador court case on the rights of the Machangara river
In July 2024, a court in Quito, Ecuador ruled that the Machángara River is a subject of rights and the municipality of Quito has breeched said rights.Read More →
North Carolina U.S. Rights of the Dan River Ecosystem Act
May 1, 2024, a bill was introduced in North Carolina’s state legislature to grant legal rights to the Dan River, including the right to be free from pollution.Read More →
He Whakaputanga Moana Treaty (Declaration for the Ocean)
In March 2024, Pacific Indigenous leaders ratified the He Whakaputanga Moana (Declaration for the Ocean), which recognizes whales as legal persons with rights.Read More →
Municipality of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) Organic Law amendment recognizing the Rights of Nature
On March 15, 2023, the municipality of Guajará-Mirim, Brazil adopted an amendment to its Organic Law recognizing the Rights of Nature and the Laje River.Read More →