World Policy on Air · The Rights of Trees

Written By Erika Prins Simonds
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World Policy On Air is a podcast from the pages and website of World Policy Journal. This episode aired on July 21, 2017.

Climate change is accelerating faster than scientific models predicted. This week on World Policy On Air, associate director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund Mari Margil argues a transformation in law and culture is needed to curb the damaging effects on the world’s ecosystems.

Read Mari Margil’s article, “The standing of trees: Why nature needs legal rights,” in the summer issue of World Policy Journal.

Erika Prins Simonds https://luminaryandquill.com
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