Indigenous leader inspires law to treat Amazone river as a living entity subject to rights

2 years ago 20

Brazilian municipality Guajara-Mirim has passed a law that designates the Komi Memem River personhood, a groundbreaking measure that was proposed by an Indigenous councilman.

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