ECI Rights For Nature – Rights for Nature transforms how Europe relates to the living world: from exploitation to cohabitation, from object to partner.

Rights for Nature

We are European citizens uniting to give nature stronger legal protection through a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) for Rights of Nature. We draw inspiration from diverse sources, including Indigenous cultures worldwide and Europe’s own traditions of environmental reverence.

Our goal: one million signatures in Europe

Legal Voice

Nature gains legal standing to defend itself against harm through citizen representation.

Ecosystem Regeneration

Empowering damaged ecosystems with rights to healing, regeneration, and recovery.

Citizen Empowerment

Enabling Europeans to directly advocate for the ecosystems they depend on.

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About Us

Transforming Europe’s Relationship with Nature

We seek to incorporate the recognition of the Rights of Nature into EU law.

By collecting one million signatures across member states, we aim to create a legal framework where ecosystems have a legal standing and citizens can enforce its rights. This represents a fundamental shift from viewing nature as property to recognising it as a rights-bearing entity, enabling more effective protection of our shared environment and establishing Europe as a global leader in ecological justice.

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We are building a coalition around Europe – want to join it?

Your Voice Matters

What supporters of the initiative say – add your thoughts!

To prevent planetary collapse, we must transform societies, including our legal system. We can’t keep seeing Nature as property to exploit. It’s time law understands ecosystems are agents worthy of care and respect.

Ida Edling

Stockholm, Sweden

The European Union will soon be filled with the hope that the Rights of Nature have brought for the future of the Mar Menor and its communities. An eco-centric shift in the environmental legislation will allow a return to harmony with Nature.

Eduardo Salazar

Murcia, Spain

In the Capitalocene era, this European Citizens’ Initiative sparks awareness of the need to coexist with all beings – honouring the balance and respect long practiced by many Indigenous communities.

Sandrine Lage

Lisbon, Portugal

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