Bolivia grants nature same rights as humans

[sasha031]

Bolivia is to pass a law -- called la Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra (The Law of Mother Earth) -- which will grant nature equal rights to humans.

The law -- the first of its kind -- aims to encourage a major shift in attitudes towards conservation and to reduce pollution and exploitation of natural resources. It sees a range of new rights established for nature including the right to life; the right to water and clean air; the right to repair livelihoods affected by human activities and the right to be free of pollution.

Bolivia is one of South America's poorest countries and is seeing its rural communities suffer with failing crops due to climatic events such as floods and droughts. Temperatures are set to rise by up to four degrees centigrade over the next 100 years, while most of its glaciers are likely to melt within 20 years.

The Bolivian government -- under president Evo Morales -- will establish a ministry of mother earth and commit to give communities the authority to monitor and control the industries and businesses that are polluting the environment.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-04/11/bolivia-law-of-mother-nature

just like us, only we give it to corrupt, polluting multinational corporations.

[LARED]

1. Animism gone wild in Boliva - nt

[TBF]

2. Recommend. nt

[catgirl]

3. K&R

[CrispyQ]

4. I think it's a great idea & would love to see a movement start here, advocating this.

The corpos are raping & pillaging the land & the communities, for the profit of a few. If we don't stop these behemoths, we're fucked.

[veganlush]

5. boycott cruelty

go vegan!

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. I hope that idea spreads. Awareness of the need to take care of our spaceship is critical

esp. now.
It is not a new idea, we even tried it with the Environmental movement back in the 70's.
Hello...Earth Day...anybody remember what that was about???

[CrispyQ]

7. But, but, but,

Jimmy Carter asked us to wear a sweater & drive slower. That's un-American! That's basically what Reagan ran on - that Americans shouldn't have to cut back their life styles. Well that & the shenanigans going on with the Iranian hostage situation. The whole stinky mess turned me off to politics for 20 years.

I wish Obama would put panels back on the White House, but that wouldn't be bipartisan, would it?

Here it is, 2011 & I'm even more disgusted with the system, but at least involved. ~sigh.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. That American exceptionalism helped us dig a VERY deep hole, for sure.