Should forests have rights? – podcast

A growing movement of environmentalists, lawyers and artists argues that nature should have legal rights. By recognizing the rights of ecosystems and other species, advocates hope they can receive better protection. Madeleine Finlay talks to Jonathan Watts, the Guardian’s global environment editor, about the origins of the movement and why the UK government rejected the concept, and hears from NYU’s Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito School of Law, explaining how he finds creative ways to give rights to nature

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