Panama is the latest country to recognize the legal rights of nature, giving environmentalists new tools to fight environmental degradation.
After more than a year of debate in Panama’s National Assembly, President Laurentino Cortizo signed legislation Thursday that defines nature as “a system of interconnected organisms, elements and ecosystems. A unique, indivisible and self-regulating community of
The legislation includes six paragraphs that extend to the rights of nature, including “the right to …
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Original title: Panama gives legal rights to nature
