Eco Jurisprudence Monitor

What Eco Jurisprudence Monitor does

Eco Jurisprudence Monitor is a non-profit academic research initiative founded in 2019 that maintains a global tracker of ecological law and Rights of Nature initiatives. The organization catalogs 693 initiatives across 66 countries and serves as a reference resource for researchers, lawyers, environmental activists, and policymakers engaged in ecological jurisprudence.

The core product is an interactive web-based tracker built on Mapbox for geospatial visualization, allowing users to browse and filter ecological law initiatives by country and category. The platform is freely and publicly accessible and is maintained in both English and Spanish. The initiative operates within an embedded partnership network that includes the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, Movement Rights, the Gaia Foundation, ANARDE, AFRICE, Stop Ecocide International, and Solon Law. The organization is academically affiliated with the University of Oregon, which hosts its donations portal.

The organization's business model is non-commercial: it is funded primarily through philanthropic grants and individual donations rather than earned revenue, with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund named as a primary institutional funder. With approximately 5 employees, the operation is lean and research-focused, with no subscription, licensing, or fee-based service component.

Name

Eco Jurisprudence Monitor

Legal name

Eco Jurisprudence Monitor

Website

https://ecojurisprudence.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Non-profit academic research initiative founded in 2019 that maintains a free interactive tracker of 693 ecological law and Rights of Nature initiatives across 66 countries for researchers, lawyers, activists, and policymakers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecological Jurisprudence Database

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Ecological jurisprudence tracking
• Rights of nature database
• Environmental law research
• Earth-centered legal frameworks
• Ecocentric law initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Funding: The project was funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund according to the citation guidelines. The organization operates as a non-profit research initiative with no commercial revenue model.
2. Donations: Website accepts donations through University of Oregon donation portal. Donors can contribute to support the ongoing operation and maintenance of the tracker.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Eco Jurisprudence Monitor operates a free, publicly accessible web-based tracker and interactive map database that catalogs 693 ecological law and Rights of Nature initiatives across 66 countries. The platform provides a searchable index with standardized classifications, downloadable legal documents, and visualizations using the Equal Earth projection. It is designed for researchers, lawyers, and activists to study, find precedents, and develop nature-centered legal frameworks.

Product overview

Eco Jurisprudence Monitor is a single unified online platform that tracks ecological jurisprudence and rights of nature initiatives globally. The core platform provides an interactive map visualization, searchable initiative database with 693 entries across 66 countries, filtering by type (Animal Rights, Eco-Governance, Ecocide, Indigenous Model, Local Eco Knowledge, Personhood, Rights Of Nature), and governance level. The platform serves researchers, lawyers, and activists by providing access to legal documents, court cases, legislation, and civil society declarations related to Earth-centered legal frameworks. All data is freely accessible and licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Products and services

• Eco Jurisprudence Monitor (Core Platform) A free, web-based interactive tracker and searchable database monitoring ecological law and Rights of Nature initiatives worldwide. It enables researchers, lawyers, activists, and policymakers to explore nature-centered legal frameworks through an interactive map (using Mapbox with Equal Earth projection), filtering by initiative type, governance level, status, and protected natural entity. Includes downloadable legal documents and PDFs of original legislation. Data is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Quantifiable outcome

• 693 ecological law initiatives tracked across 66 countries since 2019
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Global Alliance for the Rights of NaturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The Eco Jurisprudence Monitor was created through collaboration among an international team of independent researchers affiliated with the Academic Hub of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature. This affiliation provides institutional legitimacy and connection to the broader Rights of Nature movement.
• Movement RightsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMovement Rights began working with the Ponca Nation in 2015 to elevate Indigenous-led Rights of Nature in North America. Casey Camp Horinek, Ponca tribe elder, led the initiative that resulted in the first tribal Rights of Nature law in North America, documented on the EJM tracker.
• Gaia FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Advocates for Natural Resources and Development (ANARDE), NAPE, AFRICE, and Gaia Foundation to advocate for Uganda's Rights of Nature legislation. The Gaia Foundation continues to support ecological jurisprudence initiatives tracked by the EJM.
• African Earth Jurisprudence CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative network supporting Earth Jurisprudence initiatives in Africa, including Uganda's National Environment Act. Affiliated with the broader Rights of Nature movement tracked by the EJM.
• African Institute for Culture and Ecology (AFRICE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the Buliisa District Council in Uganda to develop customary law ordinances protecting sacred natural sites, working with ANARDE and the GAIA Foundation.
• Advocates for Natural Resources and Development (ANARDE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental advocacy group that worked with AFRICE and Gaia Foundation to support Uganda's Buliisa District Ordinances and pushed for the Rights of Nature clause in Uganda's National Environment Act 2019.
• Stop Ecocide InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization featured in coverage of the EU Environmental Crime Directive. The organization advocates for ecocide to be recognized as an international crime and works with the EJM to track related legislative developments.
• Solon LawminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational legal experts who assisted in developing the Green State Vision for West Papua, including the proposal to criminalize ecocide at national level.
• International Lawyers for West PapuaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal experts who provided assistance in developing the Green State Vision framework for an independent West Papua grounded in ecological stewardship.
• Doughty Street ChambersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUK barristers including Jennifer Robinson who provided legal expertise for the development of the Green State Vision for West Papua.
• Wild LegalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublished a Guide to municipal elections to give citizens tools to participate locally in the rights of nature movement in France. Supports citizen-led rights of rivers initiatives tracked by the EJM.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Earth Law Institute: Non-profit advancing Earth-centered legal frameworks and Rights of Nature recognition; shares EJM's core mission and target audience of lawyers, researchers, and advocates working on ecocentric law.
• Stop Ecocide International: Advocacy organization campaigning to criminalize ecocide internationally; covers overlapping initiatives with EJM's Ecocide and Eco-Governance categories and shares the same policy and legal audience.
• Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature: Umbrella movement organization that EJM is academically affiliated with; tracks and promotes Rights of Nature initiatives globally and represents the institutional community EJM serves.
• Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights: US-based legal non-profit that litigates and drafts Rights of Nature ordinances; comparable to EJM in its focus on legal frameworks recognizing nature's rights at municipal and tribal levels.

Broad incumbents

• ClientEarth: Large environmental law organization using litigation and advocacy across jurisdictions; broader portfolio but overlapping mission and audience of environmental lawyers and policymakers.
• Earthjustice: Major US environmental law organization litigating environmental cases; a much larger incumbent whose work feeds indirectly into the rights-of-nature jurisprudence space EJM tracks.
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Global conservation authority that has recognized EJM-tracked initiatives such as the Nariño decree; overlapping conservation and nature-rights mandate and a shared policy/research audience.

Emerging players

• Sabin Center for Climate Change Law: Columbia Law School database tracking climate-related litigation and legislation; comparable to EJM as a curated, academic-affiliated legal tracker serving researchers and policymakers.
• Our Children's Trust: Non-profit pursuing youth-led climate legal actions and rights-based frameworks; comparable audience of environmental lawyers and activists, with overlapping rights-based jurisprudence focus.
• Wild Legal: European organization supporting citizen-led Rights of Nature initiatives, including municipal campaigns in France; overlaps with EJM's tracker scope and shares the researcher/activist audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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