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Huaynakana Kamatahuara kana, una federación de mujeres Kukama en el bajo Valle del Marañón, ha presentado una acción legal pionera exigiendo que el gobierno peruano reconozca su río como una persona jurídica.
Huaynakana Kamatahuara kana, a Kukama women’s federation in the lower Marañón Valley, has filed a groundbreaking legal action demanding that the Peruvian government recognize their river as a legal person.
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has become the first international environmental treaty proposing to advance the Rights of Nature.
Lummi tribal members Squil-le-he-le (Raynell Morris) and Tah-Mahs (Ellie Kinley) announce partnership with Earth Law Center for legal representation.
A coalition of river and coastal defenders have won a major victory against the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board), securing an order that requires the Water Board to meet the statutory deadlines for its list of impaired waterways in California.
El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly declared that “forests are living entities” on World Environment Day.
ELC has reached an agreement to publish the first ever law school textbook on Earth Law, entitled Earth Law: Emerging Ecocentric Law.
A coalition of environmental and social leaders announced the formation of a group called Yes for the Rights of Nature (“Sí por los Derechos de la Naturaleza”) in El Salvador.