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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Give legal rights to animals, trees and rivers, say experts

A giant tortoise on Santa Cruz in the Galápagos archipelago. Ecuador has enshrined legal rights for the natural world
A giant tortoise on Santa Cruz in the Galápagos archipelago. Ecuador has enshrined legal rights for the natural world. Photograph: Daniela Brik/EPA

Granting legal rights and protections to non-human entities such as animals, trees and rivers is essential if countries are to tackle climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, experts have said.

The authors of a report titled Law in the Emerging Bio Age say legal frameworks have a key part to play in governing human interactions with the environment and biotechnology.

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