Chaco (Argentina) Court Case Recognizing Laguna Francia as Subject of Rights
In 2024, the Municipal Court of Resistencia in Chaco, Argentina ruled that the Laguna Francia is a subject of rights.Read More →
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Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (U.S.) Resolution Recognizing the Rights of Nature
On April 22, 2024, the Town of Falmouth in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, adopted a resolution recognizing the rights of nature.Read More →
Ecuador Court Case on Recognizing the Rights of Marine Ecosystems
In late-2024, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled that coastal marine ecosystems have legal rights that must be protected.Read More →
Panama Supreme Court Case on Sierra Llorona Nature Reserve
On June 17, 2024, Panama’s Supreme Court suspended the Caribbean Corridor road project through the Sierra Llorona Nature Reserve, citing RoN violations and inRead More →
Panama Decree Creating the Saboga Wildlife Refuge
On September 22, 2024, Panama's Ministry of Environment passed a resolution creating The Saboga Wildlife Refuge, which includes habitats for endangered sea turtRead More →
First Nation (Canada) Court Case on Legal Personhood for Lake Winnipeg
The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is taking Manitoba Hydro and the Government of Manitoba to court. Decades of poor decision-making and Hydro friendly rRead More →
City of Utrecht (Netherlands) Motion to Recognize Nature a Legal Entity
In June 2024, a Motion was submitted in Utrecht, Netherlands to recognize nature as a legal entity in the city.Read More →
Municipality of Beekdaelen (Netherlands) Amendment to Recognize the Rights of Nature
GroenLinks council members submitted a motion 'rights for nature' with the request:
- Requests the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to investigate the legal and pRead More →
City of Culemborg (Netherlands) Proposal Recognizing the Rights of Nature
On May 30, 2024, council members in Culemborg, Netherlands submitted a Motion to include the Rights of Nature in the city's environmental vision and planning.Read More →
Porteirinha, Brazil (state of Minas Gerais) municipal law on the rights of the Mosquito River
On April 15, 2024, the Mosquito River in Minas Gerais, Brazil, was recognized as a subject with rights, marking a significant step in the Rights of Nature movemRead More →
15th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal on Canadian Mining in Ecuador
The 15th Local Tribunal for the Rights of Nature in Ecuador addresses the fight against Canadian mining in six territories.Read More →
6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal
The Tribunal is made out of two sessions (September 2024 and February 2025) addressing two of the major threats to the Rights of Nature and its defenders.Read More →
Marinduque Philippines Environmental Code Recognizing the Rights of Nature
In 2025, the island of Marinduque, Philippines, made significant strides in environmental protection by enacting the Marinduque Environment Code.Read More →
Sault Tribe Resolution Recognizing Rights of Nature
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in northern Michigan passed a resolution in defense of the tribe’s first family: its natural resources.Read More →
Spain Constitutional Court ruling on the Mar Menor Act of 2022
On November 20, 2024, Spain's constitutional court ruled that the Mar Menor Act of 2022 establishing legal rights of the Mar Menor Lagoon is constitutional.Read More →
Chile Declaration of Rights of the Biobío River
In September 2024, the Biobío River becomes the first ecosystem in Chile to have a Declaration of Rights, recognizing its rights to exist, flow, and regenerate.Read More →
14th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal: Serbia 2024
In November 2024, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal convened its 14th local hearing on gold mining in Homolje, Serbia and severe ecological damage.Read More →
Lucerne Switzerland constitutional amendment on the rights and legal personhood of the Reuss river
The Swiss association, Rechtsperson Reuss, aims to enshrine rights and legal personhood for the Reuss River in the Constitution of the Canton of Lucerne.Read More →
Panama Resolution creating an Environmental Committee within the National Aeronaval Service
In June 2022, Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) passed a resolution creating an Environmental Committee charged with defending the Rights of Nature.Read More →
District Court of Erfurt (Germany) Recognizes Rights of Nature in Calculating Damages
On October 17, 2024, the Erfurt District Court in Germany took into account the inherent rights of nature when calculating damages from diesel emissions.Read More →