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The right to nature and its benefits to human beings are widely recognized. An increasing number of countries, following the lead of Ecuador, have begun to recognize the rights of nature. This new legal framework offers rich possibilities for protecting the environment, but may also invite tensions between environmental, women’s, Indigenous, and Afrodescendant rights. Learn from leading lawyers and activists about their efforts in this emerging legal and political terrain.

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