Giving Legal Rights to Nature Could Reduce Public Health Threats Like Toxic Algae

People are trying to think of new conservation strategies to help preserve the environment. One idea being implemented is giving bodies of water their own bill of rights. The main goal of doing this is to legally protect the environment, but it also is trying to get people to think about how they affect the environment, negatively or beneficially. The rights try to get people to think of nature differently than just as something we're entitled to and that we should respect our environment instead of abusing it. This would also hold companies and governments accountable for polluting land. I think that this idea could help prevent Earth from becoming even more polluted and reaching a point we can't return from. This idea is feasible if local and higher governments will pass the laws, but it would cause them to possibly lose money, so they might not like the idea.
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  1. AnonymousOctober 15, 2019 at 8:05 PM

    Its incredibly bizarre to me that corporations have the legal rights of individuals, while the most crucial aspect to human existence and survival, the environment, is not gifted rights. I also agree with you that not only would the entitlement of the environment to legal rights protect it under the law, but it would also change the way its seen. While its origin makes sense, I think its still a strange concept that people can 'own' the environment. This sort of possessive perspective implies that humanity can do whatever they want with the world, and I think that the stated dual benefits of granting rights to the environment would counter this.

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