Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (USA) Declaration: 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 →
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.
Milwaukee County (USA) Resolution: rights of nature
On October 27, 2023, Milwaukee County passed a resolution to recognize the rights of nature to protect Southeastern Wisconsin’s waterways and bodies of water.Read More →
Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) Municipal Organic Law Amendment: rights of the Laje River (Komi Memen)
In April 2023, the city of Guajará-Mirim in Brazil approved a municipal law recognizing the legal rights of the Laje RiverRead More →
Assembly of First Nations Quebec–Labrador (Canada) Resolution: rights and 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: 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 State (USA) Law: rights of the Haw River ecosystem
In April 2023, the Rights of the Haw River Ecosystem Act was introduced in the NC state assembly to recognize the legal rights of the Haw River.Read More →
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 →
Yucatán (Mexico) court case: rights of the Ring of Cenotes
In 2023, the Mayan people of Homún, Yucatán, Mexico filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking recognition of the Ring of Cenotes as subjects of law with rightsRead More →