Rights of Rivers: A global survey of the rapidly developing Rights of Nature jurisprudence pertaining to rivers

This report explores efforts around the world to recognise Rights of Nature in domestic and international law. The report begins by outlining the philosophical foundations of the Rights of Nature movement. It then charts the products of those efforts, 6 Rights of Rivers surveying United Nations resolutions, as well as constitutional amendments, legislative enactments, and judicial decisions, across Oceania (Aotearoa/New Zealand and Australia); South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador); Asia (India, Bangladesh and the Philippines), North and Central America (the United States, Costa Rica, and Mexico), and Africa (Uganda).