Nature has the right to exist, thrive, regenerate, and be restored.
People have the right to a healthy environment.
Nature has the right to exist, thrive, regenerate, and be restored.
People have the right to a healthy environment.
The Florida Rights of Nature Network (FRONN) is a non-profit organization that guides, supports, and encourages efforts to legally recognize and enforce the rights of nature and the right of communities to a healthy environment through self-government at the city, county, and state level.
Founded in 2020 as a grassroots collaboration of local initiatives across the state, the Florida Rights of Nature Network (FRONN) has worked in charter counties to protect nature's rights, people's rights to healthy ecosystems, and Home Rule.
That year, Orange County became the largest jurisdiction in the nation to pass a rights of nat
Founded in 2020 as a grassroots collaboration of local initiatives across the state, the Florida Rights of Nature Network (FRONN) has worked in charter counties to protect nature's rights, people's rights to healthy ecosystems, and Home Rule.
That year, Orange County became the largest jurisdiction in the nation to pass a rights of nature law, and in 2021, using this new legal protection, an Orange County citizen initiated the nation’s first rights of nature enforcement case to prevent the destruction of wetlands. This case is ongoing.
Also in 2021, FRONN supported efforts to place a Right to Clean Water Constitutional Amendment on the 2022 state ballot. Similar to the Orange County law, it would have recognized the rights of waterways throughout the state and every citizen’s right to clean water. That effort, during the COVID-19 pandemic, was unsuccessful.
Currently, FRONN supports a Right to Clean Water initiative in Titusville, and a Right to Clean and Healthy Waterways Constitutional Amendment for 2024.
Florida Rights of Nature (FRONN) volunteers organize, assist, educate, and fundraise in support of state and local Rights of Nature and Right to Clean Water initiatives, while the FRONN Board of Directors guides and supports those efforts. Visit our "About Us" page to connect with volunteers in your area.