Should forests have rights?

A growing movement of ecologists, lawyers and artists is arguing
that nature should have legal rights. By recognising the rights of
ecosystems and other species, advocates hope that they can gain
better protection. Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global
environment editor, Jonathan Watts, about where this movement has
come from and why the UK government has dismissed the concept, and
hears from Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito of NYU School of Law about how
he is finding creative ways to give rights to nature. Help support
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