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Maps and charts showing the progress of laws to protect rights of nature show that countries are taking different approaches to saving ecosystems.

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Rights of nature

The idea that nature — forests , rivers, mountains — could have rights, in the same way that human rights, or corporate rights exist has been building momentum.

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Australia’s rights of nature push flows from the Yarra River

Although it lacks the teeth of legislation overseas, Victoria’s Yarra River (Birrarung) laws provide a foundation for rights of nature to build on in Australia.

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Giving rights to nature will not stop environmental damage

Giving legal rights to rivers and trees is touted as a potential solution to environmental damage. But history suggests its effect will be minor.

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What is the ‘nature’ in the rights of nature?

Some experts are proposing that nature has rights, like human rights. But to do that, we first have to define what ‘nature’ really is.

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The law of the river

Granting ‘rights’ to rivers and forests has been embraced by environmentalists. But to understand its effectiveness, we must first look closely at the law.

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Could we sue Mother Earth for storm damage?

The recognition of natural entities as living persons has generated awareness but its contribution to their legal protection remains uncertain.

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Wandering walrus Thor pops up 100 miles further up the coast

Canadian visitor surfaces at yacht club

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The koala will be the latest victim of our bad record

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Sweden’s biggest wolf cull starts but campaigners fight on

Hunters are allowed to kill 75 wolves from an endangered population of 460. On one hunt that the Guardian joined, they went home empty-handed

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Flying foxes are a vital part of Australian ecosystems

Letter: They may be noisy and cause annoyance, but trees rely on them for pollination and seed dispersal, writes Lawrence Pope

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Assam Reports Zero Rhino Poaching In 2022; Check Figures Of Past 2 Decades

No rhino poaching incident was reported in Assam in 2022. Read on for details:

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Cambodian Leader Orders Mekong Safe Zones to Save Rare Dolphins

Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on the Mekong river to protect critically endangered dolphins, after three were killed by fishing nets and lines last month. The Irrawaddy dolphins, known for their bulging foreheads and short beaks, once swam through much of the mighty…

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Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere pushing on with plans for Stewartry base

Architects have been appointed to create a sustainable office space in the biosphere community of Dalry

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The hidden underwater forests that could help tackle the climate crisis

Kelp absorbs carbon dioxide and has high nutritional value, but it is under threat from rising temperatures, pollution and invasive species

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Thor the walrus filmed returning to the sea at Scarborough

Arctic mammal had won the hearts of residents and caused the town’s fireworks display to be cancelled

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Extinction Rebellion vow to stop protests that disrupt public in New Year's resolution

The climate group, which uses radical protesting tactics such as blockading traffic and spray painting buildings, said “very little has changed – emissions continue to rise and our planet is dying at an accelerated rate"

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Thor the celebrity walrus swims off to Arctic after enjoying New Year break in UK

New Year's Eve fireworks in Scarborough were cancelled so that they did not disturb the unexpected visitor who attracted huge crowds to the harbour

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Town forced to abandon New Year's Eve fireworks after walrus washes up on shore

The large walrus nicknamed "Thor" was spotted at Scarborough Harbour on December 30

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Winter colour: evergreens can also come in uplifting reds

At this darkest time of the year, we depend on evergreens to do the heavy lifting. But don’t forget they come in a range of colours

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'Thor' the walrus spotted on UK harbour forcing council to axe New Year fireworks

The large walrus nicknamed 'Thor' was found resting on a UK beach in a rare sighting in Scarborough - and has now caused disruption to the town's firework display

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Eighty-five new types of wasp among more than 351 species identified in 2022

Also discovered was a frog that grows to just eight millimetres in length

Orlando Sentinel

Manatee die-off season looms as trial of feeding them lettuce begins again

When the state’s wildlife department flung the first handful of lettuce to a starving manatee in the Indian River a year ago, it was an act of desperation driven by a catastrophic die-off and violating an environmental golden rule that animal behavior should not be messed with that way.

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Stunning footage shows ‘way of the orca’ while attacking prey

A Southern California photographer has captured extraordinary footage revealing how transient orcas stun their prey before participating in a group feast.

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Do fireworks harm animals? We ask an expert

Pyrotechnics send animals’ heart rates soaring, triggering a panic response and a desire to flee, says Prof Claudia Wascher

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