The Elders, an advisory group of 11 global leaders, underscored the critical role of intergenerational dialogue and collaboration in addressing existential threats facing humanity, such as climate change and the unregulated advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) during their visit to Korea.
Good Grief: ‘Terra Carta,’ a Proposed Magna Carta for Nature
Commentary
Should the Mississippi River be allowed to sue farmers to prevent them from using its water? Should the law permit California’s redwood trees to litigate against timber companies? Should mountains be able to obtain injunctions to stop ore mining or reindeer to prevent pipelines from being built?
If you think these are ridiculous notions, I agree. But if you also think that such radical laws will never be enacted, you haven’t heard of the “nature rights” movement, a growing campaign promoted by misanthropic environmentalists to grant human-type rights to “nature.”