The ocean covers most of our planet's surface, accounts for the majority of our oxygen production, and provides a significant amount of resources by way of food, minerals, and energy.
"Maintaining the status quo of environmental law equates to the legalized destruction of Nature,"written by ocean policy researchers Michelle Bender and Rachel Bustamante from the US-based Earth Law Center, and water scientist Kelsey Leonard from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
That capitalization of Nature is no typo, reflecting a philosophical approach that elevates our natural environment to a position of equality with humanity rather than a separate domain of exploitation.Earth law One such legal framework that's immediately recognizable to most is the right to exist. For most humans, it's an ethical principle that underpins the development of laws around the world.
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