UNESCO Venice Declaration for Ocean Literacy in Action
On World Ocean Day 2024, the UN Ocean Decade Coordinating Office for Connecting Ocean and People released the Venice Declaration for Ocean Literacy in Action. TRead More →
International
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives that exist at the international level.
Citizen Declaration of the Rights and Freedom of Dolphins and Whales
In November 2017, the Dolphin Embassy drafted the Declaration on the Rights and Freedom of Dolphins and Whales, which was presented to public at the VI InternatRead More →
Global Citizens’ Assembly call for ecocide
In November 2021, the Global Citizens' Assembly voted that ecocide should be codified as a crime in national and international laws. The recommendation was amonRead More →
IUCN World Conservation Congress Resolution 056: advancing an ethical human-ocean relationship
In October, Motion 056 “Advancing an Ethical Human–Ocean Relationship” was adopted by the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 at it's session in Abu Dhabi.Read More →
International Rights of Nature Tribunal, 6th International Hearing: A New Pledge for Mother Nature 2025
In 2025, the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal was held at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where “A New Pledge for Mother Nature” was launched. Read More →
International Rights of Nature Tribunal, 6th International Hearing: New York 2024/2025
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 →
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 Proposal: ecocide amendment to the Rome Statute
September 9, 2024, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa formally submitted a proposed amendment to the Rome Statute to include a crime of “ecocide”.Read More →