Could 2024 be the year nature rights enter the political mainstream?

Movement is growing to give legal rights and political representation to non-human animals, species and placesTwo new coalitions of scientists, lawyers, philosophers and artists have joined the burgeoning global campaign for ecosystems and other species to have legal rights and even political representation.The embryonic, international groups - the More than Human (Moth) Rights Collective and Animals in the Room (Air) - are exploring bold tactics to further their cause, including authorship claims for forests, policy advocacy on behalf of bears and whales, and fungal strategies to spread ecological thinking. Continue reading...