Good News Photo by Gregory Wangsadikrama on Unsplash Aruba considers enshrining the ‘rights of nature’ in its constitution If lawmakers and the Kingdom of the Netherlands sign off, the ecologically rich island would become the second country to recognize that nature has inherent legal rights.
Solutions www.dw.com Should nature be given rights enshrined in law? Indigenous ideas of nature are gaining a foothold in mainstream legal systems by making rivers, forests and even rice legal persons.