Roya Qazen

• Conclusion: Perhaps a new Social Contract needs to be understood so that humans can operate more harmoniously with nature as well as with mankind. As long as the lens of life is only viewed through the interests that humans hold, the Rights of Nature cannot be actualized. This would cause chaos as climate change worsens, as less regard will be taken when more liberties are taken by harvesting the depleting resources. By taking action now, and giving nature personhood, humanity can have an intervention with itself and realize that taking advantage of entities that cannot speak for themselves, especially when it is extended to nature, is fundamentally wrong. As disputes over land and resources lessen as the lines of the Rights of Nature are followed, it will make the observance of the Social Contract easier to follow, therefore leading to a more pluralistic, peaceful society where the SDGs are closely adhered to, because nature will be granted rights at last.