Harveys Lake (USA) Ordinance: fracking ban, community rights, and rights of nature
Council members refused to recognize an ordinance drafted by Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania residents and CELDF recognizing rights of nature 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.
Las Vegas (New Mexico) Town Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Las Vegas drafted a community rights-based ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning fracking within the city in 2012.Read More →
Ecuador court case: rights of the Vilcabamba River
A 2011 Ecuadorian constitutional injunction resulted in court-ordered remediation for a road project dumping material into the Vilcabamba River.Read More →
Ecuador court case: constitutionality of the Galápagos Organic Law
2012, Ecuador Constitutional Court found Galapagos law restricting migration and free movement unconstitutional, and that they must promote the rights of natureRead More →
Mountain Lake Park (USA) Ordinance: natural gas drilling ban, community rights, and rights of nature
Mountain Lake Park, Maryland adopted a community bill of rights recognizing rights of nature and banning the commercial extraction of gas in 2010.Read More →
West Homestead Borough (USA) Ordinance: natural gas drilling ban, community rights, and rights of nature
West Homestead Borough, Pennsylvania adopted a community bill of rights recognizing rights of nature and banning the commercial extraction of gas in 2011.Read More →
Ecuador court case: illegal mining in Esmeraldas Province
Precautionary measures were granted in the case of unregulated and irregular mining activities in cantons of the Esmeraldas province in 2011.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 →