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European Union Parliament legal status of ecosystems

International
International
Approved in 2020
International document
Personhood, Rights Of Nature
Ancient and primary forests
Forest
European Parliament
International

Summary

In 2020, the European Union passed a resolution addressing deforestation and the protection of forests in order to restore their biodiversity. The resolution also mentioned that the EU measures and policy coherence “believes that ancient and primary forests should be considered and protected as global commons and that their ecosystems should be granted a legal status.” The resolution is still in effect at the time of this summary.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

European Union Parliament Resolution on Reversing Deforestation [PDF]

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