6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal
The Tribunal is made out of two sessions (September 2024 and February 2025) addressing two of the major threats to the Rights of Nature and its defenders.Read More →
International
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives that exist at the international level.
UN General Assembly Resolution on Sustainable Development: Harmony with Nature
On December 19th, 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution on Sustainable Development: Harmony with Nature.Read More →
Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa proposed amendment to the Rome Statute to include a Crime of Ecocide
September 9, 2024, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa formally submitted a proposed amendment to the Rome Statute to include a crime of “ecocide”.Read More →
First Nations and Tribes Grizzly Bear Treaty
In September 2016, First Nations and Tribes across North America signed a cross-boarder Indigenous Treaty to protect the sacred Grizzly Bear.Read More →
12th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal: Yesah 2024
In June 2024, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal held its 12th local hearing, the Yesah Tribunal brought against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).Read More →
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 →
Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands
A group of scientists and attorneys developed a proposed Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands that recognizes rights and personhood of all wetlands.Read More →
Declaration of the Rights of the Antarctic
December 2023, the Antarctic Rights Working Group presented a draft Antarctica Declaration, which seeks to recognize the region's legal rights.Read More →