Panama Decree Creating the Saboga Wildlife Refuge
On September 22, 2024, Panama's Ministry of Environment passed a resolution creating The Saboga Wildlife Refuge, which includes habitats for endangered sea turtRead 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.
Canadian Case Seeking Personhood for Lake Winnipeg
The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is taking Manitoba Hydro and the Government of Manitoba to court. Decades of poor decision-making and Hydro friendly rRead More →
Utrecht City Council Amendment to Make Nature a Legal Person
Councillors Louise de Vries of the Party for the Animals and Gert Dijkstra, EenUtrecht submitted a policy document in June 2024 to make nature in Utrecht a legaRead More →
Municipality of Beekdaelen Amendment to Recognize the Rights of Nature
GroenLinks council members submitted a motion 'rights for nature' with the request:
- Requests the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to investigate the legal and pRead More →
City of Culemborg Proposal Recognizing the Rights of Nature
Member van der Velde (Party for the Animals) and member Dagdag (Labour Party) will submit a Motion for the Environmental Vision on 30 May 2024 to recognise RighRead More →
Porteirinha Brazil (state of Minas Gerais) municipal law on the rights of the Mosquito River
On April 15, 2024, the Mosquito River in Minas Gerais, Brazil, was recognized as a subject with rights, marking a significant step in the Rights of Nature movemRead More →
15th Local Rights of Nature Tribunal on Canadian Mining in Ecuador
The 15th Local Tribunal for the Rights of Nature in Ecuador addresses the fight against Canadian mining in six territories.Read More →
6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal
The Tribunal is made out of two sessions (September 2024 and February 2025) addressing two of the major threats to the Rights of Nature and its defenders.Read More →