Join Siembra Centro Sociojurídico para la Defensa Territorial and others at this roundtable event on Rights of Nature Experiences.
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…
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.
Press Release: India Court Declares Legal Rights of “Entire Animal Kingdom”
Northern India Court issues ruling in growing Rights of Nature movement: “Every species has an inherent right to live and are required to be protected…
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…
Earth Island Journal: When Rivers Hold Legal Rights
The first steps towards recognizing the rights of rivers to exist and flourish are taken in New Zealand and India, advancing the growing movement to…
PR: India Court Declares “Personhood” of Glaciers and Ecosystems
The High Court of Uttarakhand at Naintal in northern India issues a ruling declaring that glaciers and ecosystems have the rights of persons.
PR: India Court Declares Personhood for Ganga and Yumana Rivers
This week the High Court of Uttarakhand, a state in India, recognized the personhood rights of the River Ganga and River Yumana - a step…
Blog: Ganga’s Rights are Our Rights
CELDF is partnering with local groups and NGOs in India to advance the rights of the Ganges River through the National Ganga River Rights Act.
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