Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The Columbian Amazon is now officially a person thanks to a group of youth activists

With a recent ruling, the Columbian Supreme Court has made Columbia the first country in South America to recognize the personhood rights of the Amazon Rainforest. While this decision does not legally define the Amazon as "human," it does grant certain inalienable rights to the magnificent rainforest. The ruling is the conclusion to a campaign waged by twenty five young people determined to force the Columbian government to better protect the invaluable Amazon Rainforest. “The fact that the Amazon...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/the-columbian-amazon-is-now-officially-a-person-thanks-to-a-group-of-youth-activists
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