Coverage dated May 23, 2023

In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the ‘rights of nature’ movement

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“Business as usual laws aren’t doing enough to protect against the extinction crisis and climate change,” said Erica Lyman, director of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment at Lewis & Clark Law School.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the ‘rights of nature’ movement (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    “Business as usual laws aren’t doing enough to protect against the extinction crisis and climate change,” said Erica Lyman, director of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment at Lewis & Clark Law School.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the 'rights of nature' movement | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the 'rights of nature' movement

  3. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Legal rights given to Panama sea turtles, boosting ‘Rights of Nature’ movement (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    The new law “will allow any Panamanian citizen to be the voice of sea turtles and defend them legally.”

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