The legal rights of nature have been recognized in laws and court decisions in the United States, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, India, New Zealand, and Colombia. Today, there is a growing discussion on protecting the Rights of Nature in Swedish law. A seminar on the...
At Earth Rights Conference in Sigtuna, Sweden, a Tribunal on the rights of Lake Vättern was held. The following is the verdict from the judges. We, the judges of the Tribunal of the Rights of Lake Vättern, find that the destructive impacts of increased military...
During the Assembly meeting May 25th, the Sami Parliament decided to support the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. The Declaration includes the right of Mother Earth and her beings to life and existence, respect, to regenerate its biocapacity and...
The work for Rights of Nature is ongoing all over the world and the networks are global. We cooperate with
Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, Earth Law Center, End Ecocide on Earth, Eradicating Ecocide, Australian Earth Law Alliance, Environmental Law and Governance Alliance, mfl
