Summary
In 2016, the IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a resolution proclaiming “that humanity and all living beings have a right to the conservation, protection, and restoration of the health and integrity of ecosystems.” The resolution also invited “States to support the adoption of international and regional declarations and conventions that contribute to the recognition of the rights of humanity and all living beings to the environment and the rights of nature.” In 2021 the IUCN WCEL Right of Nature Task Force was created to concretise IUCN’s engagement on the topic of rights of nature.