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

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These nature rights are very often associated with human rights, especially the right to a clean and healthy environment. What countries have declared rights of nature? The court ordered the government to develop and implement action plans to address deforestation. By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash.