Ecuador court case on rights of nature of the Piatúa River
The court declared approving an environmental license for a hydroelectric project violated rights of nature and the right to prior consultation in 2019.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.