Danby US Community Water Rights and Self-Government Ordinance
Danby, New York adopted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and giving the right of water to all residents, natural communities, and ecosystems 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.