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Great Lake Granted “Right to Exist”
五大湖被授予“存在权”
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.
俄亥俄州托莱多的市民们投票赋予了北美五大湖之一的伊利湖法定权利。支持该法案的当地居民称污染是该地区饮用水源的主要威胁。在本月的特殊公投中，选民决定伊利湖有权“存在、繁荣和自然演变”。《伊利湖权利法案》让市民有权代表湖泊为其争取权利。在美国，这并不是自然资源首次获得法律地位。其他国家，包括新西兰、印度和智利都授予了某些生态系统权利。2010年，玻利维亚通过了《地球母亲法》，赋予了自然通常只适用于人类的法定权利。
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