Sounds Right policy to recognize Nature as an official artist in music
In 2024, Nature became recognized as an official artist on streaming platforms, allowing Nature to be officially credited for it's sounds used in recorded musicRead 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.
The Rugvin Foundation appoints Sedna the Porpoise to its Board
In February 2024, Sedna the Porpoise joined the board of the Rugvin Foundation, a Dutch NGO that researches and monitors whale species in the North Sea.Read More →
House of Hackney legally appoints Mother Nature and Future Generations to its Board of Directors
In November 2023, House of Hackney appointed Mother Nature and Future Generations with legal personhood on their board, as directors.Read More →
Faith In Nature Legally appoints Nature to its Board of Directors
In 2022, 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 →
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 →