Two new coalitions, More Than Human Rights (Moth) and Animals in the Room (Air), are advocating for legal rights and political representation for ecosystems and species. Led by César Rodríguez-Garavito, Moth aims to establish creative rights for the Los Cedros cloud forest in Ecuador, which gained legal personhood in a 2021 court judgment. In a test case, Moth asserts the forest's co-authorship of a song with British musician Cosmo Sheldrake. This initiative reflects a growing global movement addressing concerns over humanity's exploitative relationship with nature and the limitations of the technology-and-markets approach to the climate crisis. 

Adding a personal note, I find this movement intriguing and perhaps necessary, though I do wonder about the scope of potential impact, given nature's pervasive role in every aspect of human life.