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Rights of nature: How granting a river personhood could help protect it

Posted by DMBuce
Tags: conservation, nature, law, rights of nature, personhood, ecosystems, rivers, indigenous peoples, rights.land, author.justine townsend, author.alexis bunten, author.catherine iorns, author.lindsay borrows, source.the conversation
https://theconversation.com/rights-for-nature-how-granting-a-river-personhood-could-help-protect-it-157117

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Authors
Justine Townsend, Alexis Bunten, Catherine Iorns, Lindsay Borrows
Published
Jun 3 2021
Word count
1159 words

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    The wiki article on Rights of Nature is worth a look too, IMO, if you're unfamiliar with the concept like I was: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_of_nature

    While a first in Canada, granting legal personhood to natural entities is part of a global movement to recognise the rights of nature in law. Indigenous communities around the world are leading the way in upholding the rights of sacred and ancestral rivers, forests and mountains. Recognising the rights of nature is an opportunity to elevate the power of Indigenous Peoples’ laws and worldviews to benefit all peoples.

    The wiki article on Rights of Nature is worth a look too, IMO, if you're unfamiliar with the concept like I was: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_of_nature

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