WI AJR114

Recognizes that nature possesses inherent rights, including the right to exist, flourish, regenerate, and be restored, and affirms Wisconsin's duty to uphold those rights as part of its conservation legacy

Expresses intent to explore and develop policies and legislation that recognize and protect the rights of nature within Wisconsin law

Commits to engaging Indigenous communities, environmental scientists, legal experts, landowners, and the public in building an environmental law framework reflecting traditional ecological knowledge and modern science

Pledges not to pass laws preventing local governments from adopting rights-of-nature laws, and calls upon local governments and state agencies to adopt such laws and principles

Acknowledges Wisconsin's 11 Indigenous nations and their ecological knowledge as essential to protecting nature, and cites threats from climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecological degradation as justification for new legal tools