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Pacific Indigenous leaders have a new plan to protect whales. Treat them as people
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoFor Māori conservationist Mere Takoko, “losing one whale is like losing an ancestor.” The animals...
This saltwater lagoon is legally a person. Here’s why that could help it survive
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoEditor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental...
Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific – but one treaty won’t be enough to...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoSperm whales are endangered - new measures aim to protect cetaceans like this in the Pacific Ocean....
When people move out, wildlife moves in: 10 abandoned places reclaimed by nature
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEditor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental...
Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status – but it's not been a quick fix for...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoThe Whanganui River, New Zealand. Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock As the scale and severity of...
A look at the 9 cities hosting games for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada Sports· 1 year agoThe Women’s World Cup is being staged in 10 stadiums in nine cities in Australia and New Zealand....
A global movement is granting rivers legal personhood. Could the Gatineau River be next?
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA global movement to grant rivers legal personhood recently reached Canada, and a local Indigenous...
Spain gives personhood status to Mar Menor salt-water lagoon
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoSpain granted personhood status Wednesday to what environmentalists call Europe's largest salt-water...
Whanganui River 'always makes things better for me'
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFive years ago, the Whanganui River was recognized as a living person in a groundbreaking New Zealand law. Ngahuia Twomey-Waitai, 28, walks into the...
New Zealand river's personhood status offers hope to Māori
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe Whanganui River is surging into the ocean, fattened from days of winter rain and yellowed from...