Moananui Sanctuary Agreement
The Agreement was drafted to establish 12.5 million km2 of marine protected areas in the Pacific and will be considered for ratification in September 2025.Read More →
Indigenous Model
This page identifies initiatives that are Indigenous-led and/or co-developed and applies Indigenous ways of knowing and positioning such as relationality and responsibilities to an entity of nature, recognizing it as living and possessing spirit. An initiative is considered Indigenous-led and/or co-developed when one or more of the groups involved in the initiative self-identifies as Indigenous.
Innu First Nation Resolution: rights of the Magpie River
In January 2021, the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit adopted a resolution recognizing the Magpie River as a legal person with rights.Read More →
Colorado River Indian Tribes Resolution: Personhood for the Colorado River
On November 6 2025, the Tribal Council of the Colorado River Indian Tribes voted unanimously to adopt a resolution recognizing the rights of the Colorado RiverRead More →
Campeche (Mexico) Court Case: Ecological and Biocultural Value of Bees
On May 19, 2023, Mayan beekeepers from Hopelchén, a municipality in the state of Campeche, filed an amparo lawsuit against the federal, state, and municipal goRead More →
Ecuador A’i Cofán of Sinangoe Indigenous Law
In May 2017, the General Assembly of the Sinangoe Community adopted the Law for the Control and Protection of the Ancestral Territory of the Sinangoe CommunityRead More →
Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Resolution: Rights of the Longperson Water System
On January 8, 2026, the Eastern Band of Cherokee passed the Longperson Rights of Nature Resolution, recognizing it as living relative with inherent rights.Read More →
Alderville First Nation Resolution: Rights of Rice Lake
On November 18, 2025, the Alderville First Nation Council unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the legal status of Lake Rice. The process took 2 yearsRead More →
Nauta (Peru) Municipal Ordinance: rights of stingless bees
On December 22, 2025, the Provincial Municipality of Nauta-Loreto approved a local ordinance recognizing the rights of native stingless bees, making Loreto theRead More →