Eco Jurisprudence Monitor

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.

New York U.S. Lake Erie Bill of Rights

United States of America
Rejected in 2020
In February 2019, a bill was introduced in the New York state legislature to create a Lake Erie Bill of Rights, but did not make it past the committee stage.Read More →