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Quebec town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil recognizes trees as living beings with rights
The unanimous resolution will review bylaws and add protections as the town seeks to expand its tree canopy and replace trees when needed.
- Terrasse-Vaudreuil became the first municipality in Canada to adopt the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree, formally recognizing trees as living beings worthy of protection.
- Mayor Michel Bourdeau said filmmaker André Desrochers inspired the community to take action after citizens watched his film, "Des arbes et des arts," which explores how trees communicate through root systems.
- Having faced flooding three times in recent years, the town views trees as vital infrastructure; "our biggest ally is the trees," Bourdeau said, emphasizing residents' commitment to climate resilience.
- Ecojustice lawyer Karine Ploffy called the decision a "very hopeful gesture in the broader movement for the rights of nature," noting that corporations already possess legal personhood despite not being living beings.
- International Observatory of Nature Rights president Yenny Vega Cardenas noted the move mirrors global trends, including Quebec's Magpie river, which received legal rights in 2021 from the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit.
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A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with their own rights.
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Quebec town of Terrasse-Vaudreuil recognizes trees as living beings with rights
MONTREAL - A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a
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