From legal milestones to the scientists and storytellers driving this work forward, this is where we share what's happening, in our own words and in the press.
A growing global movement is fighting to give nature the same legal protections as humans. Panama is one of the only countries in the world where this exists, with a country-wide rights of nature law. The law was recently used to shut down a large copper mine. CBS News' Ben Tracy has more on the law and the woman who made it happen.