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 →
Declaration
This page identifies initiatives that express ecological jurisprudence through a statement of intent by a government, such as city council resolutions or Indigenous nation declarations.
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN): declaring ecocide as a continental priority
In July 2025, African Environment Ministers agreed at the AMCEN 20 to include ecocide in the continent’s environmental priorities for the 2025-2027 biennium.Read More →
West Papau (Indonesia): Green State Vision
In 2021, West Papua independence leaders launched their Green State Vision for an independent West Papua at the United Nations COP26 in Glasgow.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 →
Rother (UK) District Council Motion: rights of trees
On September 15 2025, a motion was submitted in the Rother District Council declaring the Council’s support for the growing global rights of nature movement,Read More →