Guajará-Mirim, Brazil municipal law recognizing the rights of the Laje River
In April 2023, the city of Guajará-Mirim in Brazil approved a municipal law recognizing the legal rights of the Laje RiverRead 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.
First Nations Quebec-Labrador Resolution declaring legal personhood of the St. Lawrence River
On April 19 2023, the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec-Labrador passed a resolution to confer legal personhood to the St. Lawrence RiverRead More →
Ecuador court case on the oil spill in the San Rafael Waterfall
In 2020, Indigenous and civil society groups in Ecuador filed a court action over rights violations due to a major oil spill in the San Rafael Waterfall.Read More →
North Carolina U.S. Rights of the Haw River Ecosystem Act
In April 2023, a bill entitled the Rights of the Haw River Ecosystem Act was submitted to the NC state assembly – seeking legal rights to the Haw River.Read More →
The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo Declaration 2023
In 2023, the Ocean Race Summit in Cabo Verde issued the Mindelo Declaration, stating the Ocean has inherent rights and urged adoption of a universal declarationRead More →
Yucatan Mexico court case on the rights of the Ring of Cenotes as a subject of law
In 2023 the Mayan community of Homún, Yucatán, Mexico filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking recognition of the Ring of Cenotes as subjects of law with rightsRead More →
Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) 2022 Kigali Declaration “We are Nature”
In 2022, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from more than 40 African nations made the Kigali Declaration "We Are Nature."Read More →
Buliisa District Uganda Ordinance on Bagungu Customary Law and Preservation of Sacred Natural Sites
In December 2020 the Buliisa District Council of Uganda passed a law recognizing the customary laws of the Bagungu People and sacred natural sites (Mpuluma)Read More →