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The Whanganui River in New Zealand is a legal person. Soon, the government will recognize a forest and mountain as legal persons too. Can giving the natural world rights save it?

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Tags: conservation, new zealand, legal, rivers, whanganui river, rights, government, forests, mountains, personhood, nature, author.kennedy warne, source.national geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/04/maori-river-in-new-zealand-is-a-legal-person/

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Title
This river in New Zealand is a legal person. How will it use its voice?
Published
Apr 22 2019

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