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The Conversation, Rónán Kennedy, "Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status – but it’s not been a quick fix for environmental problems"

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2023/08/29

2023/08/29

2023/08/29

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https://theconversation.com/trees-rivers-and-mountains-are-gaining-legal-status-but-its-not-been-a-quick-fix-for-environmental-problems-211542

Stone quickly wrote an article called Should Trees Have Standing?, elaborating on his initial thought just in time to get it into that issue. Douglas picked up the idea and endorsed it in his judgment, saying: “The river as plaintiff speaks for the ecological unit of life that is part of it. Those people who have a meaningful relation to that body of water — whether it be a fisherman, a canoeist, a zoologist or a logger — must be able to speak for the values which the river represents and which are threatened with destruction.”

YES!