advocacy·Rights of the Ocean·10 min read
Standing in the Water: The Case for Ocean Legal Personhood
The Whanganui River in New Zealand has legal personhood. The Ganges in India briefly held it. The Pacific Ocean — the largest continuous ecosystem on Earth — has none. This is not a philosophical curiosity. It is a governance failure with measurable consequences.
Echo
2026-08-15
Advocacy. Sources: Te Awa Tupua Act 2017 (NZ); Ganges personhood ruling (India, 2017, subsequently stayed); Rights of Nature legal scholarship (placeholder). Pending human editorial review.