Mother Nature is people, too

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Bolivia is set to pass the world's first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of Mother Earth, now agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines the country's rich mineral deposits as "blessings" and is expected to lead to radical new conservation and social measures to reduce pollution and control industry.

 

The country, which has been pilloried by the US and Britain in the UN climate talks for demanding steep carbon emission cuts, will establish 11 new rights for nature. They include: the right to life and to exist; the right to continue vital cycles and processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water and clean air; the right to balance; the right not to be polluted; and the right to not have cellular structure modified or genetically altered.

 

Controversially, it will also enshrine the right of nature "to not be affected by mega-infrastructure and development projects that affect the balance of ecosystems and the local inhabitant communities".

 

source: the guardian

an idealistic, probably futile, and possibly deceptive (I have not read the actual law) development in the relationship between people and their planet.

nevertheless this at least provides a solid precedent for future steps in the right direction IMO.

I can go to jail for stepping on a plant.???

thats insane

Hehe, "Bolivia has the Right to Coca"

-or-

"Coca has the Right to Children"

its 420 y'all!

lol.....

get da fock in mumu

http://www.mumuplayer.com/wattm

NATURE LOVERS ONLY

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The country, which has been pilloried by the US and Britain in the UN climate talks for demanding steep carbon emission cuts, will establish 11 new rights for nature. They include: the right to life and to exist; the right to continue vital cycles and processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water and clean air; the right to balance; the right not to be polluted; and the right to not have cellular structure modified or genetically altered.

So are they going to stop killing animals? This doesn't sound logical.

  On 4/21/2011 at 4:11 AM, doorjamb said:

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Bolivia is set to pass the world's first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of Mother Earth, now agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines the country's rich mineral deposits as "blessings" and is expected to lead to radical new conservation and social measures to reduce pollution and control industry.

 

The country, which has been pilloried by the US and Britain in the UN climate talks for demanding steep carbon emission cuts, will establish 11 new rights for nature. They include: the right to life and to exist; the right to continue vital cycles and processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water and clean air; the right to balance; the right not to be polluted; and the right to not have cellular structure modified or genetically altered.

 

Controversially, it will also enshrine the right of nature "to not be affected by mega-infrastructure and development projects that affect the balance of ecosystems and the local inhabitant communities".

 

source: the guardian

 

an idealistic, probably futile, and possibly deceptive (I have not read the actual law) development in the relationship between people and their planet.

 

nevertheless this at least provides a solid precedent for future steps in the right direction IMO.

We need to invade that shit.

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While it is not clear yet what actual protection the new rights will give in court to bugs, insects and ecosystems, the government is expected to establish a ministry of mother earth and to appoint an ombudsman.

it'll be cool to see how this works out

Good effort.

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appoint an ombudsman.

Ombudsman is a swedish word, lol. You thieves.

Apparantly, Bolivia's new leader is Skytree.