What if nature had the protections of a person?
19 Oct 2016
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The forest around Lake Waikaremoana has been given legal status of a person because of its cultural significance |
But that’s not the only instance of extending legal rights to nonhuman entities. New Zealand took a radically different approach in 2014 with the Te Urewera Act which granted an 821-square-mile forest the legal status of a person.
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