Jessica den Outer is the UN expert on the Rights of Nature. She is an expert, environmental advocate, international keynote speaker and storyteller. Jessica den Outer is the author of Rights for Nature. With her background in environmental law, Jessica den Outer offers a unique vision on system change and what each of us can do to contribute to this. Contact Jessica den Outer and book her via Assemblee Speakers.

Jessica den Outer has been a prominent advocate in the international movement for the Rights of Nature since 2017. With her background in environmental law, she offers a unique vision on system change and what each of us can do to contribute.

As a UN expert on the Rights of Nature, Jessica den Outer shares her extensive knowledge and experience with various examples from all over the world. In her keynotes and lectures, Jessica takes the audience on an inspiring journey through the Rights of Nature, from the Amazon rainforest in Colombia to the sacred rivers of Bangladesh, and from the initiatives in the Netherlands for the river Meuse, Amelisweerd, and the Wadden Sea.

Jessica den Outer:
I dedicate my career to protecting nature. I specialize in the Rights of Nature, in which my love for nature and interest in law come together.

Over the years, Jessica den Outer has given countless keynotes and lectures at international conferences and festivals, and for government organizations, NGOs, companies and universities. In 2023 she was invited to speak on behalf of the Netherlands in New York before the Secretariat General of the United Nations. She has given a guest lectures at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University and also speaks at music festivals such as Love Tomorrow during Tomorrowland. Her message is for everyone.

BIOGRAPHY JESSICA DEN OUTER
Jessica den Outer has a background in environmental law and has been involved in the international movement for the Rights of Nature since 2017. Den Outer contributed to international reports from the United Nations on this subject and speaks about these developments worldwide. In the Netherlands she advocates recognition of Rights of Nature. In March 2024, the Dutch NGO for Rights of Nature was launched, further stimulating the citizen movement on this subject. She has won several prizes for her commitment to nature.

In 2019, Jessica den Outer was appointed by the United Nations as one of the youngest experts in this field.

Author Jessica den Outer
In the spring of 2023, her acclaimed book RECHTEN VOOR DE NATUUR [Lemniscaat] was published in which she tells the stories behind global examples of Rights of Nature.



Profile picture © 2024: Judith Jockels
Header photo © 2024: Yannick Van den Houdt