The activists fighting to give nature human rights

In a bid to preserve their home, the Sámi Parliament plenary assembly in Sweden signed a declaration in support of the “Rights of Mother Nature” in 2018 – a document that supports granting all of nature ‘human’ rights. This means a right to life, to respect, and regeneration. 

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Mikaelsson doesn’t think it’s likely that Sweden will change its constitution. But he still believes this legislation could benefit all of Sweden, and that all human beings “belong in nature.” If we don’t protect the ecological balance, he says, we not only risk the Sámi’s way of life – but the entire planet’s.

Read more at Huck Magazine webbpage: https://www.huckmag.com/perspectives/activism-2/the-activists-fighting-to-give-nature-human-rights/

/Stefan Mikaelsson.