Announcing CELDF's Proposed Rights of Nature Principles
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Ecuador
Dec 14, 2021
Historic Rights of Nature Victory in Ecuador
The plaintiffs were able to introduce scientific studies that supported their claims that current government regulations would harm the forest ecosystem and sacred species.
Read More | Press ReleasesAug 3, 2019
NPR: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes
NPR covers this story on the growing Rights of Nature movement across the U.S. and around the world. “‘[W]e have to change our environmental protection in this country and across the world, because obviously what we’re doing isn’t working.'”
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StoryApr 27, 2019
ANI News: Ecuador native community defeats government in court, gets oil exploration banned
Oil corporations were forced to back off native lands in Ecuador. A court decision held that their actions were “inadequate and violated the ‘community’s right to self-determination.'”
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StoryDec 26, 2018
Climate Liability News: As Climate Lawsuits Grow Worldwide, Legal Strategies Evolve Too
Litigation based on the Rights of Nature is part of a growing movement to stop climate devastation.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StorySep 26, 2018
The Rights of Nature Journey: Reflections
CELDF’s Ben Price reflects on the Ecuadorian people embracing Rights of Nature in their constitution ten year ago, and the growing movement since.
Read More | Community Wires, Press Releases & Blogs, Success StorySep 21, 2018
Blog: A Decade of Legality: Rights of Nature Coming of Age
CELDF assisted Ecuador’s Constitutional Assembly to draft Rights of Nature provisions for their Constitution. The Ecuadorian people adopted the Constitution overwhelmingly by popular vote. Now, we celebrate the 10 year anniversary, and the growing Rights of Nature movement.
Read More | Community Wires, Press Releases & Blogs, Success StoryMay 23, 2018
The Guardian: Our laws make slaves of nature. It’s not just humans who need rights
As the recognition of Rights of Nature grows globally, we must move beyond thinking of nature as having legal personhood rights. We must recognize rights of ecosystems to existence, regeneration and restoration.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsFeb 5, 2018
Think Progress: The new legal threat to environmental attorneys: Sanctions from judges and attorneys general
From ThinkProgress on the efforts of the oil and gas industry to stop Community Rights and Rights of Nature, the courageous communities who refuse to fold, and the growing momentum of this new legal paradigm.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsJun 19, 2017
Scientific American: Rivers Get Human Rights: They Can Sue to Protect Themselves
Rights of nature has shifted from theory to practice over the last decade, being realized in legal doctrines in U.S. communities and in countries around the world.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StoryApr 13, 2015
Griffith Journal of Law and Human Dignity: Finally Being Heard: the Great Barrier Reef and the International Rights of Nature Tribunal
Just over a year ago, the International Tribunal for the Rights of Nature and Mother Earth sat for the first time in Quito, Ecuador. Here, Michelle Maoney of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance shares the powerful, alternative narrative that emerged from the Tribunal, whereby Rights of Nature are recognized, codified, and enforced.
Read More | UncategorizedFeb 16, 2014
CELDF in Otavalo, Ecuador, for a Rights of Nature conference.
CELDF, a founding member of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, joined in an international gathering hosted by the Alliance in Octavalo, Ecuador, in January. Read more here.
Read More | UncategorizedDec 6, 2013
CELDF partner in Rights of Nature work, Fundacion Pachamama, Shut Down by Ecuadorian Government
CELDF partner, Fundacion Pachamama, was shut down this week by the Ecuadorian government. Learn more on how you can help.
Read More | UncategorizedSep 28, 2008
The New York Times: Ecuador Constitution Grants Rights to Nature
Ecuador makes history with the people’s adoption of a new Constitution recognizing the Rights of Nature to exist and flourish.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsSep 28, 2008
Press Release: Ecuador Approves New Constitution: Voters Approve Rights of Nature
By an overwhelming margin, the people of Ecuador today voted for a new constitution that is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.
Read More | Community Wires, Press Releases & Blogs, Success StorySep 2, 2008
Los Angeles Times: Ecology in Ecuador
Ecuador citizens are poised to vote on the adoption of the world’s first Constitution recognizing the Rights of Nature.
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