Earth Law Center Blog
Daylighting La Bievre River in Paris, France
ELC is working with Notres Affaires a Tous to uncover and restore La Bievre River in France, as well as seek rights recognition for this urban river.
Rights for Seneca Lake
Earth Law Center leaders discuss the social and environmental history of Seneca Lake, and how establishing rights for the lake can restore its ecosystems.
Seeds of Hope for Earth Law in the Philippines
Earth Law Center and Philippines Earth Justice Center partner to advance the Rights of Nature movement, and integrate Earth Law concepts into their existing conservation efforts.
Rights for the Boulder Creek Watershed
Earth Law Center and other local partners are working to establish rights of nature for the Boulder Creek Watershed.
Rights for the Southern Resident Killer Whales
ELC & partners are seeking rights recognition for the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population and the Salish Sea. Learn more about orcas and the threats to their survival.
Earth Law for the Indus River
Earth Law Center and Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum seek legal rights based on Earth Law principles for the Pakistani Indus River.
Earth Law: Reflecting the Interconnectedness of Nature
Human psychological well-being is intimately connected to the collective health of all life on Earth.
How Earth Law Supports Indigenous Views of Nature
Indigenous communities around the world are fighting to protect their rights and the rights of nature.
Rights of Nature Takes Hold in Crestone, Colorado
The Town of Crestone joins the international community of towns, cities, nations and peoples that recognize the inherent rights of nature.
Earth Law for Angoon, Alaska
The Native Tnglit people of Southeastern Alaska depends on local ecosystems for their diets and livelihoods. They have created a coalition to protect their environment from damage by commercial activity.
Rights for the Anchicayá River in Colombia
ELC is working with International Rivers and Réseau International des Droits Humains (RIDH) on a case involving environmental damages from a dam on the Anchicayá River in Colombia.
Rights of Nature to Save the Endangered Sharks of the Galapagos
Threats facing sharks in the Galápagos Islands, and the Earth Law solutions that can help protect them.
How Earth Law Helps Green Business
How businesses can be profitable and sustainable through enduring commitments to environmental principles in practice.
Teyuna Foundation Launches
Learn about the Teyuna Foundation’s mission to spread spiritual teachings and practices focused on protecting and healing the Earth.
An Earth-Centered Solution: Pesticide-Free Zones in Europe
Earth Law establishes the legal rights of ecosystems to be free from pesticide pollution.
Earth Law Ocean Framework Launches!
Current methods for protecting Earth’s oceans fall short in many ways. Learn how the holistic, systems and rights-based approach outlined by the Earth Law Ocean Framework addresses the threats facing Earth’s oceans.
River Protection: Crucial in an Age of Dwindling Snowpack
Snowpack systems are changing with the global climate. Kristen Cowell discusses the impacts of dwindling snowpack on rivers and how an Earth Law approach can help protect them.
Earth Defenders Launch “One Vote for Nature” Campaign
The Earth Law Center’s “One Vote for Nature” Campaign seeks to give nature one seat in legislative bodies throughout the world, integrating nature into our democracies and acknowledging the importance of its voice.
The Rights of Nature under the World Trade Organization and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
International free trade groups strive to increase global prosperity, but can they do so without perpetuating environmental exploitation and degradation?
Earth Law Center Partners with Earth Thrive for Rights of Nature Campaign in Serbia
Serbia's biodiversity, ecosystems and human communities face a host of environmental threats. That's why Earth Law Center and Earth Thrive have launched a campaign to establish rights for nature in Serbia.