"New Normal" Needs a New Constitutional Amendment discussion from the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference PIELC.
Andrea Bowers: Can the world mend in this body?
The Lake Erie Bill of Rights and CELDF are influencing Bower's work on Rights of Nature.
NYS Assemblyman Patrick Burke Introduces Great Lakes Bill of Rights
The bill paves the way for litigation against polluters on behalf of the ecosystem Press ReleaseThursday, February 24th, 2022 NYS Assemblymember Patrick B. Burke Office…
Change That Matters by Jim Hightower | Creators Syndicate
Jim Hightower mentions CELDF in his publication on the growing Rights of Nature movement and the importance of protecting the health and survivability of ecosystems…
CELDF’s Ongoing Commitment to Expanding Community Rights
“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,…
Thacker Pass Statement
We are firm in our support of human and civil rights for all people, including the transgender community, without exception.
Guest Blog: The Journey of a Film
It’s an uphill battle against some of the most powerful lobbies on earth. The threats against our health posed by heedless profit-seeking are heavily empowered.
Guest Blog: Community Rights in Buffalo, NY
Systems change doesn’t hinge on electing the right candidate – it’s advanced most forcefully when organized communities engage in direct action.
Message from the NCRN
Dear friends,Tom Groover, an NCRN and COCRN Board member, along with his wife Karen recently lost everything in the Boulder County Colorado Marshall Fire that…
Donegal County Council votes unanimously to adopt Rights of Nature
In December, the Donegal County Council in Ireland voted unanimously to adopt the Rights of Nature as “an important statement of intention that imbeds the…
Glen’s Parallax Perspectives – Interview with Kai Huschke
Glen Anderson interviewed two experts — Kai Huschke and Elliott Moffett — who have savvy insights and practical experience working to protect environments and establish…
Los Cedros Ecuador Decision (En Español)
La Corte Constitucional revisa la sentencia de segunda instancia emitida por la Corte Provincial de Justicia de Imbabura dentro de la acción de protección presentada…
Lessons from Ecuador
What will it take to advance the Rights of Nature in the United States?
Portrait of a water guardian – WT Interview with Tish O’Dell
What is the force that propels a woman forward in taking a courageous stand for water and the environment water creates? Here is what Tish…
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.
Virginia Community Joins Global Rights of Nature Movement
Industrial gold mining has been shown to devastate local communities, including through the depletion of water tables and poisoning of water systems.
2021 in Review
We are witnessing tremendous gains for the Rights of Nature movement and an expansion of awareness about the injustices perpetrated by highly centralized state government…
Newsletter: Washington Update
The WACRN is now working to operationalize the network to be that change agent it set out to be nearly 10 years ago.
PA Constitutional Change
House Bill 1716 is a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution. It would secure the right of self-government to every community in Pennsylvania.
Metallic Mining and Freedom from Toxic Trespass
The Virginia Community Rights Network has finalized text for an Ordinance Requiring an Assessment of the Compatibility of Metallic Mining with the Right to Freedom…
New Hampshire Municipal Outreach Campaign
As a means to gain feedback from local elected officials, the NHCRN launched a municipal outreach campaign this September.
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