Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans ｜ Kelsey Leonard｜TED https://diler.tube/videos/watch/18af98cc-16bc-4161-a1d5-f1f9a10dce07 Water is essential to life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains largely unprotected -- leaving many communities without access to safe drinking water, says legal scholar Kelsey Leonard. In this powerful talk, she shows why granting lakes and rivers legal "personhood" -- giving them the same legal rights as humans -- is the first step to protecting our bodies of water and fundamentally transforming how we value this vital resource. Author: TED Fri, 15 May 2026 03:49:52 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://diler.tube Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans ｜ Kelsey Leonard｜TED https://diler.tube/lazy-static/avatars/f58b270a-6076-478a-ad43-3888a532ecb4.png https://diler.tube/videos/watch/18af98cc-16bc-4161-a1d5-f1f9a10dce07 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://diler.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.