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…
PennLive: Opinion: The limits of home rule
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…
The Bryan Times Letter to the Editor
A Williams County, Ohio, resident speaks out on protecting the rights of communities and nature through a county charter and voting.
The Bryan Times Letter to the Editor: Protecting Our Water
Corporate interests intent on selling Williams County, Ohio, water for profit is the issue, points out this resident.
Mongabay: Philippine bill seeks to grant nature the same legal rights as humans
CELDF is partnering with a coalition of Philippine activists, attorneys, and organizations to advance Rights of Nature protections in law.
Vox: This country gave all its rivers their own legal rights
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…

Florida Politics: Can rivers have rights? Orange County, others, mulling the question
The Rights of Nature is taking root in Florida, as counties begin working with CELDF to protect water ecosystems from relentless corporate harms.

Book: How Wealth Rules the world
CELDFs national organizing director, Ben Price, reveals that our constitution and legal system were intentionally designed to give more rights to the wealthy propertied class…

The Amazon Conservation Team: Breaking News: The Colombian Amazon Has the Same Rights as a Person
"Colombia’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling combating climate change in Latin America."