A council in Hampshire has passed a motion to grant ‘personhood’ to the River Test, an ancient chalk stream which runs through the county. Although largely symbolic, calls for rivers to have rights are becoming more widespread. What’s driving this burgeoning environmental movement, and what difference could it make to our lives?

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Guest: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

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Why rivers need human rights

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Why rivers need human rights