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Nature’s Rights Bill [HL]: HL Bill 7 of 2026–27

Approximate read time: 11 minutes

Among other requirements, the bill contains provisions on:

• recognising nature as a legal subject, and establishing and protecting its rights
• establishing a legal duty of care for public bodies, businesses, and individuals
• establishing an integrated rights framework
• introducing mechanisms for dispute resolution and legal enforcement
• establishing a nature guardianship council, bioregional councils and a nature’s rights tribunal

It has been drafted by the charity Nature’s Rights. The charity intends for the bill to shift the balance of how the rights of nature are recognised, establishing nature as a “rights-bearing subject” itself which is “foundational to human life, society and economic activity”.

The bill is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 3 July 2026.

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