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Should natural features be given legal personhood?
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Selected thesis
Natural features, like rivers and mountains, should be given legal personhood.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
People would come to value nature more if natural features were given a higher legal status.
Pro claim 2
Giving natural features legal personhood would help protect indigenous and local communities.
Con claim 1
Environmental laws already exist to protect nature.
Con claim 2
Giving natural features legal personhood would restrict human activity.
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