Conservation Fast-track development Relationality
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"Despite the broad acclaim these legal personhood models have received, New Zealand’s government is unravelling protections for the environment. It has disestablished the Ministry for the Environment, attempted to weaken environmental protections in fisheries laws, and plans to reform the Resource Management Act to enable more widespread “fast-track” development." >> https://theconversation.com/nzs-overhaul-of-nature-protection-laws-is-a-chance-to-move-away-from-fortress-conservation-286647
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United Kingdom’s Rights of Nature Bill which passed its second reading in parliament. Rights of nature raise questions about the ethical basis of environmental protection and the implications of extending rights beyond humans. https://post.parliament.uk/rights-of-nature-ethical-frameworks/
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