Faith In Nature Legally appoints Nature to its Board of Directors
The company Faith In Nature legally appointed Nature to be on its board of directors, the first in the world to do so.Read More →
Policy
This page identifies initiatives that express ecological jurisprudence through a policy (which is typically non-binding) as well as government guidance documents that provide direction to government regulators, entities being regulated, civil society, and the public as to how, when, and where to implement legislation and other legal mandates. Please note that in contrast to the local law category, where regulations are administrative rulemakings with the force of law, in this category the term regulations refers to protocols and guidelines without the force of law, and is used as a synonym for policies and guidelines.
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council Conservation and Management Plan to protect the Martuwarra River’s right to flow as a living entity
the Martuwarra River Council created a Management Plan recognizing First Law and guardianship, to protect the river's right to flow as a living ancestral beingRead More →
Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative Bioregional Plan 2030
The Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative recognizes the inherent rights of Nature in their Bioregional Plan 2030 for the Amazon basin of Ecuador and PeruRead More →
Ecuador Ministry of Environment Sanction on Secoya Nation for Cutting Native Forest to Plant Palm
Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment fined Secoya group for cutting native forest, citing this as a violation of rights of nature.Read More →
New Zealand Te Mana o Te Wai under the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
In 2020, the New Zealand government adopted the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management to provide updated guidelines about managing freshwater.Read More →
New Zealand Te Mana o te Taiao, the Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020
In 2020, the New Zealand government made a strategic framework for protecting, restoring, and sustainably using biodiversity—especially indigenous biodiversity.Read More →
Ecuador court case on the construction of the Evenezer-Macuma-Taisha highway
The court halted the Provincial Government of Morona Santiago from constructing a highway, declaring it violated rights of nature in 2011.Read More →
India Ministry of Environment and Forests Policy Prohibiting Dolphinariums
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India released a policy which decides not to allow dolphinariums in the country in 2010.Read More →