The Rights of Nature Movement Continues to Advance through Lawmaking and Court Decisions A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from April 5th, 2018. MERCERSBURG, PA, USA: Today, the Colombia Supreme Court of Justice issued a decision declaring that the Amazon region in Colombia possesses legal rights. The case was filed on behalf of [...]
This press release by El Espectador was released The Amazon Conservation Team, April 5th, 2018. Colombia’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling combating climate change in Latin America. According to the decision, the Amazon region is now subject to rights, similar to those assigned to the Atrato River, and the Presidency and regional entities must act urgently to protect [...]
It seems logical to grant protection to nature by treating it as a living entity. And the law might be catching up This article by Jane Gleason White appeared in The Guardian, March 31st, 2018. On 20 March a community rally on the Margaret river south of Perth called for the river to be recognised [...]
That is the question addressed by the new documentary ‘Drilling Mora County’ This article by Tamra Testerman appeared in The Taos News, February 8th, 2018. The genesis of David Luis Leal Cortez’ most recent film, “Drilling Mora County,” and his journey as a filmmaker began where he said he made his first super-8 short films at the [...]
Why environmentalists are working to grant rivers and mountains legal status. This article by Dayton Martindale appeared in In These Times, January 24, 2018. rights • of • na•ture noun 1. The ethical principle that the living world—individual organisms as well as the ecology and geography that shelters and sustains them—has inherent worth 2. Legal [...]
The sacred mountain in the North Island is the third geographic feature in the country to be granted a ‘legal personality’ This article by Eleanor Ainge Roy appeared in The Guardian, December 22nd, 2017. Mount Taranaki in New Zealand is to be granted the same legal rights as a person, becoming the third geographic feature [...]
Private landowner on Kaua’i legally recognizes nature’s rights through conservation easement A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from December 20, 2017. For the first time, ecosystems and natural communities on eight acres of land on the island of Kaua’i possess legal rights to exist, thrive, regenerate, and evolve. This is the first [...]
This original article by Mike Ludwig appeared on Truthout November 10, 2017. The mighty Colorado River and its watersheds are a crucial source of life in the arid Southwest, supplying water to vast ecosystems and millions of people across seven states and northern Mexico. With so much depending on its existence, the Colorado River filed [...]
This event took place on October 27, 2017 at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. This 58 minute video can be viewed HERE. The Rights of Nature Symposium was held on October 27, 2017, at Tulane Law School in New Orleans. The Symposium was co-sponsored by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), CELDF's International Center for the Rights [...]
This event took place on October 27, 2017 at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. This 58 minute video can be viewed HERE. The Rights of Nature Symposium was held on October 27, 2017, at Tulane Law School in New Orleans. The Symposium was co-sponsored by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), CELDF's International Center for the [...]
