Democratic Republic of Congo declaration of an international crime of ecocide
October 31, 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) publicly declared its support for establishing ecocide as an international crime.Read More →
Africa
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives that exist in the African continent.
Nigeria River Ethiope Rights Act
In 2019, the Earth Law Center and River Ethiope Trust created the River Ethiope Rights Act – a draft law to grant legal rights for the River Ethiope in Nigeria.Read More →
Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) 2022 Kigali Declaration “We are Nature”
In 2022, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from more than 40 African nations made the Kigali Declaration "We Are Nature."Read More →
Buliisa, Uganda District Ordinance on Bagungu Customary Law and Preservation of Sacred Natural Sites
In December 2020 the Buliisa District Council of Uganda passed a law recognizing the customary laws of the Bagungu People and sacred natural sites (Mpuluma)Read More →
Benin Sacred Forest Law 2012
The Benin Sacred Forest Law passed in 2012 recognizing sacred forests where gods, spirits and ancestors reside, and communities that protect and govern them.Read More →
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Resolution on the Protection of Sacred Natural Sites and Territories
The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network made a resolution recognizing sacred sites, territories and their customary governance systems in 2017.Read More →
Buliisa District Uganda Resolution recognizing the Customary laws of the Bagungu Custodian Clans
In 2019, the Buliisa District Council in Uganda recognized customary laws of Bagungu indigenous communities through a resolution.Read More →
Uganda National Environmental Act
In 2019, Uganda enacted the National Environmental Act of 2019, recognizing rights of nature and invoking ecological jurisprudence values.Read More →