Position Statement

Lucerne (Switzerland) Parliamentary Inquiry: right to a healthy environment and legal personality of nature

Location:Lucerne Canton, Switzerland

Status:Approved in 2024

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:All Nature

In June 2023 Rahel Estermann submitted an inquiry on the right to a healthy environment and legal personality of nature that sparked a debate in Lucerne.Read More →

Ghana Parliamentary Recommendation: ecocide law

Location:Ghana

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:All Nature

In December 2025, Ghana’s Constitutional Review Committee proposed establishing a national crime of ecocide as part of broader constitutional reform.Read More →

Mar Menor FOI Request (Germany): Federal Ministry for the Environment BMUKN

Location:Germany

Status:Failed in 2026

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:Marine Ecosystem

Mar Menor requested information on rights of nature from the Federal Ministry for the Environment but was ignored as the applicant.Read More →

Bumblebee FOI Request (Switzerland): Federal Chancellery and GS-DETEC

Location:Switzerland

Status:Failed in 2026

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:Animal

In 2025, an extinct bumblebee (Bombus confusus) filed a Freedom of Information request in Switzerland on the government’s handling of the ecological crisis.Read More →

National Infrastructure Commission for Wales Recommendation: flood management

Location:Wales, United Kingdom

Status:Submitted in 2024

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:All Nature

In 2024, the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales recommended to the Welsh Government that nature be given a voice in decision-making for flood policy.Read More →

Switzerland Parliamentary Inquiry: granting glaciers legal personality

Location:Switzerland

Status:Failed in 2022

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:Freshwater Ecosystem

In 2017, Swiss parliamentarians sought rights for glaciers, but the Federal Council rejected the proposal despite scientific warnings of their disappearance.Read More →

Mar Menor FOI Request (Switzerland): Federal Office of Justice

Location:Switzerland

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:Marine Ecosystem

Mar Menor sought environmental information from the Federal Office of Justice of Switzerland, but faced a denial of justice.Read More →

Germany Administrative Submission: Hambach Lignite Mine

Location:North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Status:Submitted in 2025

Legal Provision:Position Statement

Nature Type:Forest

On 16 October 2025, a Citizen Submission regarding the Hambach Lignite Mine was submitted to the German Ministry for the EnvironmentRead More →