El Salvador Draft Declaration and Recognition of the Rights of the Lempa River as a Subject of Rights
In 2020, a draft bill aimed to recognize the Lempa River as a subject of law in El Salvador, enabling a caretaking system.Read More →
Constitution
This page identifies initiatives that express ecological jurisprudence within a fundamental law governing the political and legal organization of a country (e.g., Federal Constitution) or of a State, Territory or Province within a Federal country (e.g., State Constitution).
El Salvador proposed constitutional amendment to recognize the rights of Nature
A proposal for constitutional reform was presented to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador to recognize rights of nature at the constitutional level in 2021.Read More →
State of Oaxaca (Mexico) Constitutional Amendment recognizing Rights of Nature
In April 2021, the State of Oaxaca passed a state constitutional amendment recognizing the Rights of Nature.Read More →
State of Colima (Mexico) Constitutional Amendment recognizing Rights of Nature
In June 2019, the State of Colima adopted a constitutional amendment recognizing the Rights of Nature into the Constitution of the State of Colima in Mexico.Read More →
Pennsylvania U.S. proposed state constitutional amendment protecting people’s right to local self-government
In 2019, a state representative of Pennsylvania made a proposal for a state constitutional amendment protecting people's right to local self-government.Read More →
Mexico Constitutional Amendment recognizing Rights of Nature
In 2019, a bill submitted by Deputy Max Correa sought to amend the Constitution of Mexico to establish the Rights of Nature.Read More →
Mexico City (federal district) Constitutional Amendment recognizing Rights of Nature
In 2017, Mexico City approved its first Constitution and adopted Rights of Nature language into Article 18 of the new constitution.Read More →
Santa Fe Argentina Constitutional Amendment Recognizing Rights of Nature
In 2017, an amendment to the Constitution of the Province of Santa Fe was proposed to better reflect human relationships to nature and the rights of nature.Read More →