Earth Law Center Blog
Call and Response: Letting Diverse Languages Have Their Turn to Speak
Understanding the power and importance of language for the people, cultures, and movements like Earth Law that make up our planet.
A cool enough future
Miklós Antal, an ecological economist, discusses how human consumption is affecting Earth’s future.
Philippines Establishes Guardians for Marine Mammals
Rights of Nature has taken root in the Philippines. ELC and Philippines Earth Justice Center are exploring how to advance the movement and incorporate the Earth Law Framework for Marine Protected Areas.
Rights for the Saint Lawrence River
ELC speaks with the leaders of Centre Juridique International des Droits de la Nature about their initiative seeking rights recognition for the St. Lawrence River.
How Earth Law Supports Animal Rights
The case for animal rights, the evolution of the legal movement, and how Earth Law embraces a worldview that values and protects all species.
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.