He Whakaputanga Moana (Declaration for the Ocean) Treaty
In March 2024, Pacific Indigenous leaders ratified the He Whakaputanga Moana (Declaration for the Ocean), which recognizes whales as legal persons with rights.Read More →
This page identifies initiatives that explicitly recognize an individual animal or species of animal as a subject with rights. Note that all initiatives included in the Animal Rights are also included in the Rights of Nature category, but the reverse is not true.