Implementing Rights of Nature: An EU Natureship to Address Anthropocentrism in Environmental Law

Transboundary environmental threats continue to degrade natural sites across Europe, which resultantly expose gaps in the European Union’s legal approach to Earth jurisprudence. This paper proposes an EU Natureship Framework Directive that grants legal personality and rights to natural sites. The authors imagine how such a shift could strengthen enforcement and ease pressure on under-resourced institutions. The hope is that in recognizing nature as a legal subject, EU environmental law could move toward a more ecocentric and resilient model.