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Local law

This page identifies initiatives that express ecological jurisprudence within any form of subordinate legislation made by a body other than the legislature as delegated under a primary piece of legislation (generally speaking, a statute or parent act). These are generally referred to as delegated legislation, local legislative initiatives, by-laws and regulations. Note that the term regulation is commonly used to refer to administrative rulemaking with the force of law, based on statutory direction, but is sometimes used in some civil law countries to refer to protocols and guidelines without the force of law. This category also refers to any form of legislative initiative passed by a local or regional legislative body (for example, in the USA, local ordinances).

Municipality of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) Organic Law amendment recognizing the Rights of Nature

Brazil
Approved in 2023
On March 15, 2023, the municipality of Guajará-Mirim, Brazil adopted an amendment to its Organic Law recognizing the Rights of Nature and the Laje River.Read More →

Grant Township U.S. Home Rule Charter 2015

United States of America
Overturned in 2022
Grant Township's Home Rule charter declares that all residents, natural communities and ecosystems in the town "possess the right to clean air, water, and soil"Read More →

Buckingham County U.S. Community Bill of Rights and Rights of Nature Ordinance

United States of America
Submitted in 2022
In August 2022, a Community Bill of Rights Ordinance recognizing the rights of ecosystems of Buckingham County, VA was submitted to the Board of Supervisors.Read More →

New York State (U.S.) Lake Erie Bill of Rights

United States of America
Rejected in 2020
In February 2019, a bill was introduced in the New York state legislature to create a Lake Erie Bill of Rights, but did not make it past the committee stage.Read More →

State of Mexico Law for the Promotion and Protection of Local Corn Varieties

Mexico
Approved in 2022
On September 20, 2022, the State of Mexico approved a law declaring the protection of Native Corn varieties for their intrinsic value as Biocultural Heritage.Read More →

New York U.S. Great Lakes Bill of Rights

United States of America
Submitted in 2023
On February 14, 2023, a bill was introduced in the New York state legislature to create a Great Lakes bill of rights.Read More →

Mendoza Argentina bill to recognize the Rights of Nature in the Mendoza Province

Argentina
Submitted in 2019
On March 18, 2019 a bill was submitted seeking recognition of the rights of Nature in Mendoza Province of Argentina.Read More →

Municipality of Guajará-Mirim (Brazil) law on the rights of the Laje River (Komi Memen)

Brazil
Approved in 2023
In April 2023, the city of Guajará-Mirim in Brazil approved a municipal law recognizing the legal rights of the Laje RiverRead More →
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