A fascinating & hopeful river-moment: Lewes District Council agrees to recognise a Charter of Rights for the River Ouse.
“The Ouse has long been taken for granted…this is the beginning of a journey to give the river a voice & ensure its wellbeing for future generations.”
https://elflaw.org/news/historic-decision-sees-river-ouse-set-to-become-first-in-england-with-legal-rights/
“The Ouse has long been taken for granted…this is the beginning of a journey to give the river a voice & ensure its wellbeing for future generations.”
https://elflaw.org/news/historic-decision-sees-river-ouse-set-to-become-first-in-england-with-legal-rights/
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Do people writing these things have any feel for the effects of wide distribution and limited space?
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We unpacked the difference between such rights and legal personhood at @mongabay.bsky.social recently if you want an engaging listen while strolling the verdant banks of that fine waterway,