Uniting grassroots partnerships for Climate and Ecological Justice.
We bring law and the ecology together—fighting for a future that works for people, the planet, and prosperity in harmony with Nature.
Ecological Law
Consortium
Protecting Nature’s Future
Safeguard at least 30% of Earth’s land and oceans as protected areas by 2030.
The Consortium was established in 2023 to lead the transition from human-centered environmental, natural resources and energy laws towards the recognition and further development of Earth-centered laws and policies at the international, regional and local levels. Based in New York City, with global focus, we facilitate inclusive and forward-looking processes and consultations to advance climate and ecological justice and the Sustainable Development Goals in harmony with Nature.
The Consortium supports and collaborates with Pace University’s Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies and the Pace Energy and Climate Center, and others, to advance ecological law concepts and climate action.
Our work recognizes and builds on ancestral knowledge and the work by thinkers and scholars on ecological integrity law and governance including Professor Klaus Bosselmann and many others. We also acknowledge visionary attorney Tony Oposa Jr.’s call on generations of shared passions for the Land, Air, and Water – the (LAW) of Life – and inspiration leading to the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on climate justice on July 23rd, 2025.
What We Stand For
Our Vision
We promote climate justice and sustainability through holistic stewardship of Earth’s climate and biosphere for present and future generations.
Our Mission
The Consortium for Ecological Law develops policies and legal tools to protect the biosphere and climate through research, advocacy, and global collaboration.
- Climate Justice
- Human Rights
- Environmental Sustainability
- Community Empowerment.
Chairman’s Message
This is not the time for silence or half-measures. The planet is speaking—through wildfires, rising seas, and displaced communities. At the Consortium for Ecological Law, we wield the law as a tool of resilience and renewal. We are here to challenge the status quo, defend the rights of Nature, and demand climate justice—for all, and for the Earth itself.
Raise awareness and disseminate legal leverages for implementation of climate and Earth-centered grassroots partnerships
- The People We Serve: Grassroots partnerships, particularly those engaging youth leaders in ecological law and policy co-creation and implementation.
- Assets and Aspirations:We are a cohort of pioneer energy and environmental law scholars and practitioners, involved since the inception of modern environmental law in the ’70s, committed to raising awareness and realizing impactful actions.
Impact will be measured with
Attendance and dissemination of the work by Ecological Law and partners
Global - Local Climate and Earth Systems Legal Leverages
Implementation of Ecological Law for global and local action by grassroots partnerships and Indigenous Peoples. The Consortium for Ecological Law is working with key partners to impact key policy-framing and decision-making, moving from vision towards action, calling on the international community to mobilize in the face of climate urgency.
- October 2025: World Conservation Congress of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- November 2025: 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Impact We Have Created
Contribute to progressive Ecological Law for the protection of the Biosphere, based on an Earth-centered vision beyond the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment for present and future generations, recognized in UN General Assembly Resolution 76/300 (July 28, 2022).
Disseminate and support implementation of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on climate justice, mandated under UNGA Resolution 77/216 (April 4, 2023), rendered by the Court on July 23rd, 2025.
Defending Nature’s Legal Rights
Transparency
Credibility
Accountability
Inclusivity
Sustainability
Respect for Biodiversity
Community Engagement
To act as a think-tank and catalyst for implementing the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, recognized under UNGA Resolution 76/300 and the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate justice under Resolution 77/216.
Your contribution fuels our legal and ecological efforts.
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- PayPal or Zelle®: ecologicalaw@gmail.com
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Give in Tribute
- Donate in honor or memory of someone
- Make a legacy gift or bequest
- Become a monthly or annual donor
Mail a Check
Make checks payable to:
Consortium For Ecological Law, Inc.
P.O. Box 1964,
New York NY 10163, USA
If you would like to donate by mail, please use our
printable donation form.
Giving Circles
- Patron – $10,000+ one-time
May be invested in endowment. - Society of Founders – $2,500–$4,999
Our long-term partners. - CEL Fellowship – $500–$2,499
Supporting progress. - Friends of CEL – $1–$499
Every contribution matters. - CEL Honorary Society – $5,000+ annually
Sustained impact support.
Make an Impact
Collaborate with us to shape Earth-centered policies and drive meaningful environmental change on a global scale.
Pioneering Legal Actions for a Sustainable Earth Future
