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What does it mean?
Wild forests deserve legal protection like private property.
In plain terms
Public lands should be protected as carefully as private gardens.
What can you take from it?
Advocate for public land protection.

Where it applies

  • policy debate
  • activism
  • education

Putting it to work

  • contact representatives
  • support parks

Questions to consider

  • Should nature have rights?
  • What is a public resource?

Another view

Legal protection alone doesn't ensure ecological health.

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