Petition · past parliament
Make a Mother Earth Rights Act
Closed
43 signatures
What the petition asks
Follow the example of Bolivia and Ecuador, make a law which gives Mother Earth, trees and creatures legal personage. This would help lawyers to better advocate on behalf of nature- this would have been particularly useful in the case of Sheffields street trees and against fracking in beauty spots.
Review the Universal declaration of the rights of mother earth (Cochabamba, Bolivia, 22 April) and impliment some of the legal protections into UK law. To give stronger protection to the environment and to forfil UK obligations to the Convention of Biological Diversity.
Timeline
| 29 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
43
Status
Closed
Opened
29 Nov 2017
Closed
29 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.