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Journalist Peter Yeung explains to Sonali Kolhatkar how Los Cedros remains protected against extractive industries thanks to its constitutional rights.

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Does a Forest Have Rights? In Ecuador, It Does.

Journalist Peter Yeung explains how Los Cedros has remained protected for years thanks to Ecuador’s constitution extending rights to nature.

| Sep 13, 2024

The Rights of Nature Prevail Again in Ecuador

The beguiling, mist-covered forest of Los Cedros provides a vision of a future where the rights of the natural world are actively and effectively protected.

Peter Yeung | Sep 11, 2024

What if Legal Personhood Included Plants, Rivers, and the Planet?

A new podcast explores the rights of nature movement and its potential to shift Western legal doctrine around environmental protection.

Breanna Draxler | Feb 17, 2022

Excerpt | Conservation

Rights for Rivers: Fighting for the Legal Rights of Nature

Arguing for the legal standing of nature was greeted as ridiculous in the 1970s. But now the idea is catching on.

Michelle Nijhuis | Jul 6, 2021

Living Ecologically Is Illegal

The Rights of Nature movement offers a solution.

Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Troutman | Feb 16, 2021

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Does a Forest Have Rights? In Ecuador, It Does.

The Rights of Nature Prevail Again in Ecuador

What if Legal Personhood Included Plants, Rivers, and the Planet?

Rights for Rivers: Fighting for the Legal Rights of Nature

Living Ecologically Is Illegal

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