Danby (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
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 →
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.
Shasta (USA) Ordinance: community water rights and rights of nature
Shasta, California ordinance recognizing rights of nature and giving residents environmental rights was removed from the ballot in 2009.Read More →
Lehman Township (USA) Ordinance: natural gas drilling ban, community rights, and rights of nature
Residents of Lehman Township, Pennsylvania and CELDF drafted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and environmental rights for residents in 2010.Read More →
Blaine Township (USA) Ordinance (2008): corporate taking ban and rights of nature
Blaine Township, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporations from taking private property in the township in 2008.Read More →
Pittsburgh (USA) City Ordinance: natural gas drilling ban and rights of nature
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania adopted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporations from engaging in natural gas extraction in 2010.Read More →
Nockamixon (USA) Ordinance: corporate mining, bodily trespass, and democratic self-government
Nockamixon Township, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporate mining and chemical trespass in the township in 2008.Read More →
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 →
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 →