Harveys Lake US Community Water Rights and Local Self-Government Ordinance
Council members refused to recognize an ordinance drafted by Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania residents and CELDF recognizing rights of nature in 2010.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.