"Rather than treating nature as property under the law, rights of nature acknowledges that nature in all its life forms has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles." - Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, https://www.garn.org/rights-of-nature/
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"Rather than treating nature as property under the law, rights of nature acknowledges that nature in all its life forms has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles." - Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, https://www.garn.org/rights-of-nature/