On Election Day, voters in Orange County, FL, will vote on a county-wide initiative which would recognize a right to clean water for the residents and rights of Orange County rivers and streams, in the first rights of nature measure in Florida.

Watch the recording of our September webinar on the rights of nature movement in the Philippines. We were joined by National Coordinator Yolanda Esguerra and Attorney Mario Maderazo of the Partnership Mission for People's Initiatives (PMPI).

The rights of the rivers of Bangladesh have been upheld by the country’s Supreme Court.

Live on YouTube now: This month, our Rights of Nature webinar focused on the rights of nature in India, where courts have recognized rights of the Ganges River and other ecosystems. Presenter Shrishtee Bajpai, of the organization Kalpavriksh in Pune, India, discusses recent developments with the rights of nature, including the rights of rivers.

Thomas Linzey, CDER’s senior legal counsel, is hitting the road again (virtually), for CDER’s Fall ’20 College Speaking Tour. Linzey’s presentation, “Who Speaks for the Trees? The Movement for the Rights of Nature” will be delivered to university audiences in both presentations and speeches on virtual platforms, from September 15 - December 15 of this year.

Thomas Linzey, CDER’s senior legal counsel, is hitting the road (virtually) for CDER’s Fall 2020 College Speaking Tour. Linzey will present “Who Speaks for the Trees? The Movement for the Rights of Nature” at college and universities in both presentations and speeches, on virtual platforms, between September 15 - December 15.

After Florida’s governor preempted a pending Orange County charter amendment that would protect two rivers, a local advocacy group sued, testing a growing movement known as Rights of Nature.

A team of independent filmmakers explore global challenges and solutions to gender equality, water safety, and migration. Thomas Linzey, CDER Senior Legal Counsel, is featured in the upcoming episode, “The Right to Safe Water.”