"Exploring Legal Tools for Glacier Protection: Who Speaks for #Glaciers?"
> What #rights do glaciers worldwide—or any natural phenomena, for that matter—have?
#Rights of nature are not just a theoretical concept. Some countries have adopted rigorous rights of nature doctrines—Ecuador was the first to do so, in 2008. Elsewhere, particular elements of nature have been granted legal personhood. But while glaciers have run for president and been mourned at funerals, the only glaciers ever to have been granted legal personhood are the #Gangotri and #Yamunotri glaciers in India in 2017.
