Sweden

CDER Executive Director Mari Margil presented at the Swedish Parliament – the Riksdag – in 2019. Hosted by Member of Parliament Rebecka Le Moine, the seminar focused on what the rights of nature could look like in Swedish law. Le Moine explained, “even when we follow all the rules, it’s not enough” to protect nature.

Margil worked with Le Moine to draft a constitutional amendment to enshrine the rights of nature in Sweden’s Constitution. The amendment was introduced to Parliament in September 2019.

We are partnering with Rights of Nature Sweden and Lodyn to advance the rights of nature to protect Lake Vattern – one of Sweden’s largest lakes – which is suffering from pollution and other human impacts.