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Great Lake Granted “Right to Exist”
五大湖被授予“存在權”
Citizens of Toledo, Ohio voted to give legal rights to Lake Erie, one of North America’s Great Lakes. Locals who support the bill claim that pollution is a major threat to their region’s drinking water. In a special referendum this month, voters decided that Lake Erie has the right to “exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.” The Lake Erie Bill of Rights gives citizens the power to fight for the rights of the lake on its behalf. This is not the first time a natural resource has been given legal status in the US. Other countries including New Zealand, India, and Chile have also granted legal rights to certain ecosystems. In 2010, Bolivia passed the Law of the Rights of Mother Earth, giving nature legal rights that usually apply to humans.
俄亥俄州托萊多的市民們投票賦予了北美五大湖之一的伊利湖法定權利。支持該法案的當地居民稱污染是該地區飲用水源的主要威脅。在本月的特殊公投中，選民決定伊利湖有權“存在、繁榮和自然演變”。《伊利湖權利法案》讓市民有權代表湖泊為其爭取權利。在美國，這并不是自然資源首次獲得法律地位。其他國家，包括新西蘭、印度和智利都授予了某些生態系統權利。2010年，玻利維亞通過了《地球母親法》，賦予了自然通常只適用于人類的法定權利。
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