The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) has prepared the following statement in response to the passage of the Wekiva River and Econlockhatchee River Bill…
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Finger Lakes Times: Rights of nature/Rights of water
...for a simple but effective way to demonstrate why we are nature and why a rights of nature legal framework is necessary. Tony Del Plato…
Common Dreams: Rights of Nature Debate Reaches New Heights
A bill was just proposed in Missouri to ban Rights of Nature litigation, the American Petroleum Institute just filed a brief to oppose local Rights…
Challenges to Implementing Rights of Nature in the U.S
...further objectify Nature as property. Watering Down: Subordinating RoN law to administrative law runs the real risk of nullifying its transformative potential. Highly publicized faux…
Press Release: For All to See – Bias of New Hampshire Judiciary Exposed in Rights of Nature, Healthy Climate Proceedings
...Defense Fund (CELDF) is building a movement for Community Rights and the Rights of Nature to advance democratic, economic, social, and environmental rights – building…
Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) 2023 Panel: “Protecting our Vital Watersheds – Transitioning to Rights of Nature”
...on giving entities in nature such as rivers and watersheds legal rights. Rights of Nature is increasingly being advanced throughout the world. Join us in…
CELDF Allies with the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature in Siena, Italy
...and adopted by participants can be read here: The Seed of Siena Declaration from the GARN Rights of Nature Global Gathering – Global Alliance for…
Invisible Hand Screening: Rights of Nature Network Atlantic Canada
...Nature and asserting their Community Rights. Can we join the Rights of Nature movement and build the local power necessary to stop the corporate assault…
Press Release: Ohio Legislature Bans Rights of Nature Enforcement
While Rights of Nature grows in Ohio, the state legislature tries to ban its enforcement. Undeterred, Ohio communities continue advancing laws to protect ecosystems based…
Rights of Nature – 2017 Symposium and Building a Movement
CELDF is leading the Rights of Nature movement, working with communities to change our trajectory and establish the sustainable communities so many envision....
Join CELDF & Sierra Club Niagara Group Environmental Series on Rights of Nature
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 6:30 PM Eastern Time Sierra Club Niagara Group Environmental Series: Rights of Nature Legislation with Dr. Joe Stahlman, Tish O’Dell…
Press Release: Rights of Nature Constitutional Amendment Introduced in Sweden’s Parliament
A representative in Sweden's Parliament introduces Rights of Nature legislation - the first time a European national government considers the rights of ecosystems....
Youth Declaration on the Rights of Nature and Future Generations
Earth Law Center and the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) Youth Hub led two sessions on “Youth and the Rights of Nature…
The Rights of Nature in the U.S.A.: Legal and Social Debates
...Community Rights Network. She currently serves on the CELDF communications team. She is an ambassador for the Lake Erie Bill of Rights and the Rights…
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The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) is helping build a decolonial movement for Community Rights and the Rights of Nature to advance democratic, economic,…
Press Release: First Rights of Nature legislation introduced in Australia
The first Rights of Nature legislation is introduced in Australia, into the Western Australia Parliament. CELDF's International Center for the Rights of Nature assisted in…
Press Release: Anti-Rights of Nature Language Snuck into Ohio State Budget Bill
State of Ohio inserts anti-Rights of Nature language in the budget bill. In an era of climate crisis and growing efforts to advance ecosystem rights,…
The Great Salt Lake is Disappearing… So Utah Bans Rights of Nature.
...planetary history. In this essay, Will Falk, encourages Rights of Nature advocates to recognize that we cannot wait for courts and governments to enforce Rights…
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,…
A Closer Look: Exploring the Rights of Nature on June 3
A Live Q&A Session with CELDF organizers taking a Closer Look at the Rights of Nature....
Rights of Nature with United Church of Christ Pastor
The UCC hosts CELDFs Tish O'Dell for a Rights of Nature presentation. Watch the full webinar here!...
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