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“There’s a lot of fine sentiments in the law, but if history is any guide, the practical effects will probably not be very significant,” said Joe Osborne, legal director of Group Against Smog and Pollution. “It’s easy to state these kinds of grand principles, but, unless there is a specific enforceable requirement behind it, it’s not clear how that law would be put into effect.”

“If you want to have balance, and you think that the only (entities) who have rights are humans or companies, then how can you reach balance?” Pablo Salon, Bolivia’s ambassador to the UN, told Postmedia News. “But if you recognize that nature too has rights, and (if you provide) legal forms to protect and preserve those rights, then you can achieve balance.”