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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.

Colombia court case: rights of jaguars, macaws, and tropical dry forest

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region, Colombia
Submitted in 2024
Court Case
Animal, Forest
In July 2024, a lawsuit was filed in Colombian court to recognize the rights of jaguars, macaws, and the nation’s tropical dry forest.Read More →

International Rights of Nature Tribunal, 12th Local Hearing: Yesah 2024

North Carolina, USA
Approved in 2024
Civil Society Tribunal
Freshwater Ecosystem
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 →

Minnesota (USA) State Resolution: rights of manoomin

Minnesota, USA
Submitted in 2024
Declaration
Freshwater Ecosystem, Plant
On April 4, 2024, a resolution was introduced in Minnesota state legislature to recognize the inherent rights of Manoomin/Psíŋ (Wild Rice).Read More →

He Whakaputanga Moana (Whale Protection and Legal Personhood Declaration)

Pacific Island Nations
Approved in 2024
Indigenous Declaration
Animal, Marine Ecosystem
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 →

Hawaii State (USA) Law: rights and legal personhood of watersheds

Hawaii, USA
Submitted in 2024
Legislation
Freshwater Ecosystem
In January 2024, Hawaii introduced a bill to recognize legal personhood and rights of watersheds, in reflection of native Hawaiian traditional beliefs.Read More →

Bahia State (Brazil) Constitutional Amendment: rights of nature

Bahia State, Brazil
Submitted in 2023
Constitution
All Nature
On December 5, 2023, Hilton Coelho proposed an amendment to the Constitution of Bahia to recognize the Rights of Nature.Read More →

International Rights of Nature Tribunal, 8th Local Hearing: Tren Maya 2023

Yucatan, Mexico
Approved in 2023
Civil Society Tribunal
Forest, Freshwater Ecosystem
In March 2023, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal held it's 8th local tribunal in Yucatan, Mexico on the Tren Maya (Mayan Train) megaproject.Read More →

Potsdam (USA) Resolution: rights of the Raquette River

New York, USA
Approved in 2022
Declaration
Freshwater Ecosystem
In November 2022, the Potsdam Town Council unanimously passed a resolution granting rights to the Raquette River, and will work on a local law to secure them.Read More →
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