Colombian government ordered to protect Amazon rainforest in historic legal ruling
The Colombian government has been ordered to take urgent action to protect the Amazon rainforest by its own supreme court.
In a historic ruling, the country's most senior judges said the state had not done enough to tackle the destruction of the environment.
The court recognised the Amazon as an "entity subject of rights" - meaning it has the same legal rights as a human being - and ordered action plans to be drawn up within four months.
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