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 →
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.
Buliisa, Uganda District 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 →
Ponca Nation Resolution Recognizing the Rights of Rivers
the Ponca Nation adopted the Rights of Rivers law, a new statute recognizing the immutable legal rights of two rivers that flow through Ponca territoryRead More →
Hawaii U.S. law establishing Mauna Kea stewardship authority
Hawaii passes Act recognizing Mauna Kea as a sacred spiritual site and establishes a stewardship authority based on Indigenous management.Read More →
U’wa Nation (Colombia) Declaration of ancestral territory and sacred site Zizuma (El Cocuy National Park)
In March 2016, the U’wa people ratified their position of territorial defense of their ancestral sacred site Mt. Zizuma in Colombia’s El Cocuy National Park.Read More →
Proclamation to Preserve and Protect Sípàapu
Hopi and Black Mesa Trust 'Proclamation to Preserve and Protect Sípàapu' recognizes the right to life of human and non-human beingsRead More →
National Congress of American Indians resolution Supporting Rights of Nature
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) resolution supporting rights of Nature and efforts of Tribal Nations to recognize and enforce within tribal lawRead More →
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council Conservation and Management Plan to protect the Martuwarra River’s right to flow as a living entity
the Martuwarra River Council created a Management Plan recognizing First Law and guardianship, to protect the river's right to flow as a living ancestral beingRead More →