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There are challenges when granting legal status to entities such as the Ganges. : Ryan via Flickr CCBY2.0

Viewing nature as a commodity has long been the norm but giving it legal rights may force a change of outlook across the world.

Rights of nature

Reframing the law to recognise nature’s value

Viewing nature as a commodity has long been the norm but giving it legal rights may force a change of outlook across the world.

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The recognition of Mother Earth as a legal person could well invite lawsuits when a cyclone or flood cannot easily be attributed to anthropogenic climate change. : ADRA India CC BY-ND 2.0

The recognition of natural entities as living persons has generated awareness but its contribution to their legal protection remains uncertain.

Rights of nature

Could we sue Mother Earth for storm damage?

The recognition of natural entities as living persons has generated awareness but its contribution to their legal protection remains uncertain.

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The Irular people been farming around the Palamalai and Nilgiri hills for centuries : Sankar.s/WikimediaCommons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Climate-resilient agricultural knowledge has always been there among Indigenous groups, we just need to learn from them.

Indigenous lessons

The key to future climate adaptation is to tap past knowledge

Climate-resilient agricultural knowledge has always been there among Indigenous groups, we just need to learn from them.

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