If we were to see the Earth as a living entity with intrinsic value, there ought to be a way for 'her' value and her rights to be protected. In a world where even companies are treated as separate legal entities, environmental personhood could help to shift the paradigm away from corporate centrism.

For decades, indigenous activists have fought for their land to be respected. In fact, almost every single aboriginal tradition in the world has the sovereignty of nature written in their songs, their constitution. Yet today, we allow enterprises to fight for their profitisation at the expense of nature. After all, profits are counted into GDP, but planetary wellbeing is not.

Here are some reads/resources on the matter:

• Good general overview: https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2020/04/sanket-khandelwal-environment-person/
• Vox article about the success of Lake Eerie: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/2/26/18241904/lake-erie-legal-rights-personhood-nature-environment-toledo-ohio
• News about the Lake eerie bill of rights being shut down: https://www.michiganradio.org/post/lake-erie-bill-rights-declared-unconstitutional
• CELDF official page: https://celdf.org/advancing-community-rights/rights-of-nature/
• What Pope Francis has to say: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/25/pope-francis-asserts-right-environment-un
• Invisible Hand documentary about personhood. https://www.invisiblehandfilm.com/