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We are Lawyers for Nature (LFN), a collective of lawyers, researchers and campaigners that have come together to work on behalf of Nature.
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The UK's rivers are in crisis. That much is now widely accepted, and the sewage debate of the past few years has put it firmly in public view. What is less often said is that rivers have no voice at all in the decisions that determine their condition. Those decisions are made in rooms full of professionals, such as regulators, water companies, planners, consultants, all speaking a technical language, in working hours, to each other. It is a serious conversation conducted by serious people, and the river itself is absent from it.
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Today we are pleased to publish a new report titled “Realising Rights of Nature: Conceptual Foundations for Legislation” by Alex May. This new report seeks to map out the breadth and depth of what Rights of Nature legislation could cover, including the different elements which a legislative framework would need, the different dimensions of rights and subjecthood, the different legal effects and areas of law which could be included, alongside some possible legislative models. Much of this is relevant for anyone thinking about how best to implant Rights of Nature.
For decades, conservation generally has been framed around the same idea: that Nature can only be protected if it is untouched, wild, and free of human presence. In this narrative, humans are cast as nature’s primary enemy, something to be removed from the equation in order to save ecosystems and wildlife.
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