New York Times: Who Speaks for the Trees? A Tiny Quebec Town.

Pine tree forest

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The Town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil in Quebec, Canada, adopted a resolution to protect the rights of trees.

The Town’s action is part of the growing movement to recognize the legal rights of the natural world.

In this New York Times article, Mari Margil, director of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER), talks about how the movement for the rights of nature is growing around the globe - from it’s earliest days to today.

Read the full article here.

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