Important Updates
Protecting Water and Life: Frontline Stories from Ohioans fighting corporate and state…
Publications
A new system of law based on respect for Nature and the…
Issues, News, Resources, Rights of Nature
FREE Gifts with tax-deductible year-end donations of $100 or more.
Newsletters
Sep 5, 2019
Bestselling author Jim Hightower on Rights of Nature – its rights are our rights, and it’s time to act.
Read More | News from the GrassrootsSep 2, 2019
It’s time to change our law so that we can protect ecosystems over commerce. CELDF is helping communities advance that paradigm shift across the U.S., including Florida.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsAug 30, 2019
Industry worked with Ohio legislators to insert language in the Ohio budget bill, attempting to make it illegal to enforce laws that recognize Rights of Nature.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsAug 22, 2019
The Ohio Farm Bureau and corporate agribusiness urge the Ohio Supreme Court to block Williams County voters from casting ballots on the people’s own initiative.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsAug 22, 2019
Amidst calls for a new Irish Constitution are calls to recognize the Rights of Nature, changing how humankind and nature are in relationship, and how we protect nature under law.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Rights of NatureAug 21, 2019
It’s not enough to have Home Rule as state legislators continue to strip rights of local self-government from communities across the state. It’s time to change state constitutions to recognize the authority of communities to protect their own health, safety, and welfare.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsAug 20, 2019
A Williams County, Ohio, resident speaks out on protecting the rights of communities and nature through a county charter and voting.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsAug 20, 2019
Corporate interests intent on selling Williams County, Ohio, water for profit is the issue, points out this resident.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsAug 20, 2019
CELDF is partnering with a coalition of Philippine activists, attorneys, and organizations to advance Rights of Nature protections in law.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StoryAug 18, 2019
Rights of Nature is gaining traction in the U.S. and around the world – the beginning of a paradigm shift. Here’s what it looks like on the ground.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StoryAug 16, 2019
The Rights of Nature is taking root in Florida, as counties begin working with CELDF to protect water ecosystems from relentless corporate harms.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StoryApr 5, 2018
“Colombia’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling combating climate change in Latin America.”
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success Story