Living in harmony with nature:

Rights of Nature in the Convention on Biological Diversity

Be a part of the initiative for Rights of Nature in the Convention of Biodiversity!

Living Planet, a beautiful artwork by Jane Tomlinson showing Mother Earth surrounded by animals.

  • Include Rights of Nature in the Convention on Biodiversity

    Send a postcard to your national representatives in the CBD. Find them here. (Postcards in several languages below). Postcard sent!

  • Ask the United Nations to adopt the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth

    Sign and share the petition at Rights of Mother Earth.

  • Make ecocide an international crime

    Sign and share the petition at Stop Ecocide International.

About the initiative:

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is where the world agrees on global policy for Nature. The zero draft of the post-2020 framework of CBD at the moment includes the sentence: "Consider and recognize, where appropriate, the rights of nature." To ensure that the convention reaches its targets and the vision of living in harmony with nature by 2050, a transformation of the human-nature relationship is needed. Rights of Nature provide the underlying basis for such a paradigm shift. Let's strengthen this field.

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