Florencia (Colombia) Municipal Law: rights of the Hacha river
On 1 December 2025, the Municipal Council of Florencia in Colombia passed a law recognizing the Hacha River as a subject of rights.Read More →
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Herefordshire (UK) Council Motion: charter for the rights of the River Wye
On 5 December 2025, a motion on a "Charter for the Rights of the River Wye" was brought before the Herefordshire Council and was approved by a simple majority.Read More →
Santa Ana (Ecuador) Court Case: rights of the Portoviejo River
In January 2026, a Santa Ana judge declared the Portoviejo River a rights‑bearing entity and ordered contamination remediation and ongoing protections.Read More →
River Wye Catchment Nutrient Management Board (UK): nature governance
In April 2025, the River Wye Catchment Nutrient Management Board appointed ecologist Louise Bodnar as the Voice of the River Wye.Read More →
Paris Declaration: rights of the Seine River
On June 4 2025, the Paris City Council adopted a resolution calling on Parliament to pass a law giving the Seine River legal personhood.Read More →
Wealden (UK) Council Motion: rights of rivers and the River Medway
In July 2025, Wealden District Council in the UK passed a non-binding motion supporting rights of rivers and resolving to discuss a River Medway declaration.Read More →
Rother (UK) Council Motion: rights of rivers
On September 15, 2025, the Rother District Council in Sussex, England passed the Rights for Rothers Rivers Motion.Read More →
East Hampshire (UK) Council Motion: rights of rivers and chalkstreams
On November 27, 2025, the East Hampshire District Council passed a motion recognizing "the intrinsic rights of rivers within the jurisdiction of East HampshireRead More →
Colombia National Law: rights of the Aburrá River
In August 2025, the Aburrá River (also called the Medellín River) was declared a subject of rights through Law 2533 of Colombia.Read More →
IUCN 2025 Motion 067: living in harmony with rivers through rights of nature & ecocentric law
On October 14, 2025, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress passed “Motion 067: Living in harmony with riveRead More →
Innu First Nation Resolution: rights of the Magpie River
In January 2021, the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit adopted a resolution recognizing the Magpie River as a legal person with rights.Read More →
Southampton (UK) Council Motion: rights of rivers
On 16 July 2025, the city of Southampton, England passed a Motion on the Rights of Rivers.Read More →
Test Valley (UK) Council Motion: rights of rivers
On 23 July 2025, the Test Valley Borough Council voted unanimously to acknowledge the intrinsic rights of rivers, including the Test River.Read More →
Colorado River Indian Tribes Resolution: Personhood for the Colorado River
On November 6 2025, the Tribal Council of the Colorado River Indian Tribes voted unanimously to adopt a resolution recognizing the rights of the Colorado RiverRead More →
Infanta (Philippines) Municipal Ordinance: rights of the Agos River and Sierra Madre
In November 2022, the Infanta municipal government in the Philippines adopted the country’s first Rights of Nature law recognizing the rights of the Agos River.Read More →