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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

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As part of its consideration, the court emphasized the need for the government to uphold the precautionary principle of protecting the rights to life, sustainability, and dignity of communities surrounding the project areas. By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash. Can we reach this goal? That remains to be seen.