Wealden (UK) District Council Motion: rights of rivers
On July 16 2025, a member's motion to support river rights was passed by the Wealden District Council in Sussex, England. The Wealden District Council acknowledRead More →
Rights Of Nature
This page identifies initiatives that frame ecological jurisprudence in terms of rights of nature. Initiatives are included in this category when they explicitly recognize any non-human element of Nature (e.g., ecosystems, plant species, animal species) or Nature in general as a subject with rights.
Rother (UK) District Council Motion: rights of rivers
On September 15, 2025, the Rother District Council in Sussex, England passed the Rights for Rothers Rivers Motion.Read More →
East Hampshire (UK) District Council Motion: rights of rivers and chalkstreams
On November 27, 2025, the East Hampshire District Council passed a motion recognizing "the intrinsic rights of rivers within the jurisdiction of East HampshireRead More →
Bucaramanga (Colombia) Court Case: rights of the Santurbán Páramo
On July 21, 2025, the Administrative Court of Santander in Colombia issued a ruling that recognized the Santurbán Páramo as a subject of rights.Read More →
Colombia National Law: rights of the Aburrá River
In August 2025, the Aburrá River (also called the Medellín River) was declared a subject of rights through Law 2533 of Colombia. The law recognizes the "AburrRead More →
International Declaration of Reef Rights 2007
In March 2007, the organization Reef Check launched the International Declaration of Reef Rights. The Declaration recognizes that all coral reefs have the rightRead More →
Rother (UK) District Council Motion: rights of trees
On September 15 2025, a motion was submitted in the Rother District Council declaring the Council’s support for the growing global rights of nature movement,Read More →
France Constitutional Bill: Environmental Charter amendment on the rights of nature
In September 2025, a constitutional bill was introduced by Senator Monique de Marco in the French Senate proposing an amendment to the Environmental Charter (aRead More →