Rights of nature laws have been rapidly expanding for a couple decades now, have stopped massive deforestation and environmental exploitation in legal cases where nature advocates legally argue for and sue on behalf of the rights of nature.

So not exactly like murder, but in 40 countries nature can legally fight back.

Rights of nature aren’t popular yet because we aren’t living at the end of history where everything has been worked out, most people are still struggling to survive, countries pop in and out of existence, a huge percentage of the world is currently officially at war while there are countless unofficial armed conflicts elsewhere.

An active minority of Maslow- secure, aware people have only just started to figure out how important the environment is and how to protect it in a resource-greedy world where the priority is immmediate profit over longevity.