Philippines Rights of Nature Act
In 2019, for the first time, national legislation recognizing the rights of nature as legal entities was introduced in the Philippines House and Senate.Read More →
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.