The Nature’s Rights Bill is a private member’s bill introduced in the House of Lords. If enacted, it would recognise nature as “a legal subject and rights-bearing entity” to change the basis on which decisions affecting nature are made. Rights of nature raise questions about the ethical basis of environmental protection and the implications of extending rights beyond humans.
The Nature’s Rights Bill is a private member’s bill introduced in the House of Lords. If enacted, it would recognise nature as “a legal subject and rights-bearing entity” to change the basis on which decisions affecting nature are made.
The bill sits alongside worldwide legal reforms, where rivers, ecosystems and other natural entities are granted rights in two ways. Natural entities are either given:
Although these legal frameworks may differ, they share the aim of giving nature greater recognition.