In Western legal systems, arguments against pollution or the destruction of the environment tend to focus exclusively on people: It’s wrong to contaminate a river, for example, because certain humans depend on the river for drinking water.
read moreHigh in the Ecuadorean Andes is a cloud forest that is home to hundreds of endangered, extraordinary creatures, many of which seem to have wandered straight out of the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch —
read moreIn July 2025, the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) recognized the Mar Menor saltwater lagoon as a subject of rights and a foreign legal entity under Spanish law, granting the lagoon’s request for access to environmental information under Swiss and international law.
read moreIn a landmark victory for civil society and coastal communities, the Western Cape High Court has set aside the South African government’s decision to grant environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, ...
read moreLocal politicians have recognised the right of a famous chalk stream, the Test in Hampshire, to flow freely and unpolluted. Councillors on Test Valley borough council voted unanimously...
read moreYouth activist organisations including Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and World Youth for Climate Justice recently coordinated massive online calls across two different time zones....
read moreThe Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ (IACtHR) advisory opinion on human rights and the climate emergency (AO-32/25) addresses numerous dimensions of the climate crisis, setting an important precedent for the protection of our planet. This post focuses on one particularly significant development: the IACtHR’s
read moreIn Colombia and Ecuador, rivers and forests can now sue for their survival. By granting ecosystems legal rights, two Andean nations are redefining who gets a voice in court—and raising a question every country will soon face: what does nature demand?....
read moreLimitations of Ghana’s Environmental Governance Legal Framework: The Rights ofNatureRegrettably, Ghana’s existing legal architecture for environmental governance—and itshighest legal instrument—primarily emphasizes human rights to access and utilize naturalresources, rather than recognizing the intrinsic rights of nature itself. Ghana’s legalframeworks lack explicit acknowledgment of the Rights of Nature, .......
read moreThis perspective paper draws upon the constitutional provisions concerning the rights of nature in Ecuador and Bolivia to offer nuanced recommendations for integrating the rights of nature into Ghana’s environmental governance legal framework.....
read moreIn 2025, a German citizen together with the oak trees of the municipality of Grosspösna filed a legal petition with local authorities claiming the right for oak trees (Quercus robur) to vote in the upcoming German federal election. This unusual legal action stems from escalating environmental concerns....
read moreThe journal invites submissions for the upcoming issue The Rights of Nature, which will be Guest Edited by Ramiro Avila Santamaría and Manuela Picq. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2025
read moreOn July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced its issue of Advisory Opinion OC-32/25, recognizing Nature and its components as a subject of rights. This is the first time the Court explicitly affirms that Nature, in and of itself, can hold legal rights, marking a groundbreaking moment in the evolution of human rights and environmental jurisprudence.
read moreTo promote environmental conservation and community empowerment, the Rights of Nature Ghana Movement (RONAG), with support from Gower Street, UK, organised a comprehensive tree-planting exercise and a rights of nature sensitisation workshop for the residents of the Atatem community in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region.
read moreIn an effort to promote environmental conservation and community empowerment, the Rights of Nature Ghana Movement (RONAG), with support from Gower Street, U.K., organised a comprehensive tree planting exercise and rights of nature sensitisation workshop for the residents of the Atatem community in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region
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