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 →
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.
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 →
Local Rights of Nature Tribunal: Tren Maya 2023
In March 2023, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal held a local tribunal in in Yucatan, Mexico on the case of the Tren Maya (Mayan Train) megaproject.Read More →
North Country (U.S.) Citizen Ordinance and Declaration of the Rights and Responsibilities of the St. Lawrence River / Kaniatarowanénhne
In 2022, North Country (U.S) community members (Haudenosaunee Territory) drafted a sample Bill of Rights of the St. Lawrence River / Kaniatarowanénhne WatershedRead More →
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Declaration of the Rights of Herring
On April 26 2023, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe adopted a resolution on the Rights of Herring, recognizing their right to exist, migrate freely and reproduce.Read More →