The rights-of-nature movement emerged as a response to economic pressures on ecosystems. But the success of projects depends on how well legal liability is defined.
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Some countries have managed to elevate nature and ecosystems to the status of legal entities. Do these innovations really help to protect the environment?
One way to protect our ecosystems is to confer legal rights on them. This idea is at the heart of the ‘rights of nature’ movement – but Australia has few examples of this principle in action.
A Steller’s sea eagle, native to the Asian Arctic, has traveled across North America since 2021. A scholar questions whether the bird is lost – and how well humans really understand animals’ actions.
A recent declaration of a river as a legal person in Canada recognizes Indigenous laws and governance, and champions people as the guardians of nature.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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PhD Candidate in Law, University of Alberta
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Co-Director, Bioneers Indigeneity Program and Consultant
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Professor of English and Emma MacLachlan Metcalf Chair of Humanities, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Lecturer: Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Koala Ecologist, CQUniversity Australia
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Enseignant Chercheur en Economie, Directeur d'Origens Media Lab, ESC Clermont Business School
