Bolivia Law: Rights of Mother Earth 2010
The Law of the Rights of Mother Earth in Bolivia dictates the specific rights inherent to Mother Earth and recognizes Mother Earth as a living being in 2010.Read 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.
Newtown Township (USA) Ordinance: community rights and rights of nature
Newtown Township, Pennsylvania drafted an ordinance recognizing the rights of nature and banning certain types of land development in the township in 2008.Read More →
Ecuador court case: rights of the Tangabana páramo
Judges denied a 2014 lawsuit in Ecuador claiming the actions of the private company ERVIC S.A. violated rights of nature and rights of defenders of nature.Read More →
Packer Township (USA) Ordinance: sewage sludge and rights of nature
Supervisors repealed a 2008 Packer Township, Pennsylvania ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning the corporate land application of sewage sludge.Read More →
Santa Cruz (USA) Ordinance: local control, pesticide and chemical trespass
CELDF drafted an ordinance for Santa Cruz, California recognizing rights of nature and residents’ right to be free from chemical trespass in 2009.Read More →
Shapleigh (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Shapleigh, Maine passed an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporate mining of water in response to Nestle’s potential water mining in 2009.Read More →
Newfield (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Newfield, Maine passed an ordinance giving nature personhood and banning corporate mining of water in response to Nestle’s potential water mining in 2009.Read More →
Van Etten (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Van Etten, New York passed an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporate mining of water in 2009.Read More →