Valais (Switzerland) court case: rights of wolves and children
In 2024, a child took legal action contesting a culling order of wolves in the Canton of Valais, arguing it violates the rights of nature and the child.Read More →
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Lucerne (Switzerland) Parliamentary Inquiry: right to a healthy environment and legal personality of nature
In June 2023 Rahel Estermann submitted an inquiry on the right to a healthy environment and legal personality of nature that sparked a debate in Lucerne.Read More →
Mar Menor FOI Request (Germany): Federal Ministry for the Environment BMUKN
Mar Menor requested information on rights of nature from the Federal Ministry for the Environment but was ignored as the applicant.Read More →
Grisons (Switzerland) court case: rights of wolves and children
In 2024, a child took legal action contesting a culling order of wolves in the Canton of Grisons, arguing it violates the rights of nature and the child.Read More →
Switzerland Constitutional Initiative: sustainable development as a state aim in the constitution
In 1994, Marguerite Misteli Guided paved the way for Switzerland to enshrine sustainable development in its federal constitution.Read More →
Bumblebee FOI Request (Switzerland): Federal Chancellery and GS-DETEC
In 2025, an extinct bumblebee (Bombus confusus) filed a Freedom of Information request in Switzerland on the government’s handling of the ecological crisis.Read More →
Switzerland Parliamentary Inquiry: granting glaciers legal personality
In 2017, Swiss parliamentarians sought rights for glaciers, but the Federal Council rejected the proposal despite scientific warnings of their disappearance.Read More →
Mar Menor FOI Request (Switzerland): Federal Office of Justice
Mar Menor sought environmental information from the Federal Office of Justice of Switzerland, but faced a denial of justice.Read More →