Earth Law Center Blog
The Lummi Nation’s Fight for ‘Rights of the Orcas’
ELC is leading a coalition to gain legal rights for the seriously threatened Southern Resident Orcas. This is the third blog in the series on this campaign.
How Earth Law Can Help Protect Old Growth Forests
What does life on Earth owe to Old Growth Forests, and how can we protect these ecosystems?
Seeking Rights of Nature for Elliott State Forest
Legally recognizing the inherent rights of the Elliott State Forest could help strengthen its protection.
Local Communities Take the Lead on Addressing Environmental Issues
Positive change starts with local communities. Be a part of the local Earth Law movement and make a real difference!
Earth Law as One of the Solutions to Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution on Earth is downright rampant. How can Earth Law help us reverse this trashy trend?
Meet Burnham Beeches: an Important Ecosystem Shaped by Traditional Farming
Learn about the unexpected importance and power of a special forest near London.
Dark Sky Reserve Networks Usher in Earth Law
Light pollution isn’t just missing out on stargazing. It has huge effects on ecology and conservation.
Living in a World Where Nature Has Rights
See how the Earth Law movement manifests itself across the world!
Bats Evolved for a Darker Environment than 21st-Century Britain
Artificial light affects bats in a variety of ways. Earth Law could be a solution.
The Importance of Cryptobiotic Soil and How Earth Law Can Help
What is cryptobiotic soil, and what can we do as Earth Law advocates to protect it?
Corporations can help address today’s environmental crisis
How can corporations help alleviate the environmental crisis and in what ways is corporate sustainability falling short?
Earth Law Strengthens Move Towards Smarter Energy Choices
Earth Law can be used as a tool to revolutionize our use of energy sources, reduce our reliance on nonrenewable energy sources, and lessen our emissions of greenhouse gases.
Pollinators Need Rights, Too
Insects are small but important to virtually every ecosystem on Earth. Earth Law can help address the threats facing them today.
Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink
Addressing the global water crisis will require going beyond existing solutions.
Youth Find Voice and Hope through Activism
Climate change will affect subsequent generations more than us. That generation is already starting to speak up for their rights to a healthy, sustainable future.
Rights for the Coral Reefs
Coral reefs across the planet are under attack. How can Earth Law help protect these vital ecosystems?
Applying Earth Law to the Humane Treatment of Factory Farm Animals
How can Earth Law combat the inhumane treatment of animals in the agricultural industry?
Seeking Rights for Natural Forests in El Salvador
Sí Por La Naturaleza and ELC are partnering to protect El Salvador’s diminishing forests using a Rights of Nature framework.
Rights of the Pacific Ocean Initiative
A convention to legally recognize and protect the Rights of the Pacific Ocean is one way that Pacific Islanders can develop a system to adapt to, mitigate and address the root cause of climate change.
The Orchid and the Wasp: Toward Becoming Vegan and Establishing Earth Law
We can use a broader vision of veganism to mobilize environmentalism and the Earth Law movement more effectively.