Earth Law Center offers accessible learning resources for community members, organizers, and advocates interested in understanding Earth law, Rights of Nature, and how legal systems can better protect Nature and community well-being.
Earth Law Education for Community Advocates
Communities around the world are reimagining how law can support healthy ecosystems, cultural relationships with Nature, and long-term collective well-being. Earth law and Rights of Nature offer legal and governance frameworks that communities can adapt to their own contexts — even without formal legal training.
Earth Law Center’s education offerings are designed to help advocates understand what is possible, learn from real-world examples, and explore pathways for action that are grounded, ethical, and community-led.
Why Earth Law at the community level?
Earth Law Center supports community advocates through education that is accessible, grounded in real-world examples, and connected to practical tools.
Our primary offerings for community advocates include:
A signature course introducing Earth law and Rights of Nature through global case studies and emerging legal frameworks
Toolkits and practical resources designed to support community-led initiatives and local engagement
Learning and action-oriented resources
Earth Law Center Signature Course
Our signature course provides an accessible introduction to Earth law and ecocentric legal principles, drawing on real-world examples from communities, courts, and governance systems around the world.
The course is appropriate for community advocates seeking:
A clear foundation in Earth law concepts
Inspiration grounded in real cases
Context for understanding legal and policy pathways
The course is offered live each summer and available on demand year-round.
Toolkits and community resources
Community advocates looking to move from learning to action can explore practical resources through the Earth Law Portal, Earth Law Center’s open-access repository of Earth-centered legal models and tools.
For community-focused work, the Portal includes toolkits and resources designed to support exploration and adaptation.
Earth Law Center was proud to co-host the premiere of The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity, a theatrical adaptation of a 1,000-year-old fable in which animals bring humanity to court for environmental harm. The play invites audiences to reflect on justice, responsibility, and our relationship with the natural world.
If you want to bring the play to your community, learn more here.
“The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity”—The Play
Earth Law Center’s education program draws on decades of legal advocacy, global casework, and collaborations with communities and educators working to align law with the rights of Nature.
Header Photo: Unsplash / Toa Heftiba; Butterfly photo: Unsplash / Joshua J. Cotten; Footer Photo: Unsplash / Luan Fonseca