This page gathers selected resources for visitors who want to go deeper into rights of nature law, governance, and strategy. It is meant to be a practical starting point: primary sources first, then organizations, then recommended reading and explainers.
Start here: begin with the core pages on this site, then explore the primary legal texts and outside resource libraries below.
Start here on this site
- Foundations
- Movement & Timeline
- Models & Comparisons
- Washington Focus
- Glossary
- Model Legislation
- Updates
Primary sources and official materials
- World Charter for Nature (United Nations)
- Earth Charter
- Ecuador Constitution of 2008 (English)
- UN Harmony with Nature: Rights of Nature Law and Policy
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
- Te Urewera Act 2014
- Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017
- Sierra Club v. Morton, 405 U.S. 727 (1972)
Washington law and policy resources
- Chapter 90.54 RCW: Water Resources Act of 1971
- Chapter 173-501 WAC: Nooksack instream resources protection program
- Hirst decision - Washington State Department of Ecology
- Washington Focus on this site
Organizations and resource libraries
- Standing for Washington
- Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER)
- CDER Rights of Nature Law Library
- Earth Law Center
- Earth Law Portal
- Eco Jurisprudence Monitor
- Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN)
- Water Means Life Foundation
Recommended reading and explainers
- Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane
- A Barrister for the Earth by Monica Feria-Tinta
- Standing for Nature by Zartner, Cardenas, Sarwar
- Wild Law by Cormac Cullinan
- The Rights of Nature by David R. Boyd
- The Great Work by Thomas Berry
- Community Toolkit for Rights of Nature
- Science and the legal rights of nature
Related learning
More resources will be added over time. This page is intended to be a curated starting point, not an exhaustive database.
