Scientific American. Given the interest for and against what’s now happening at Fairy Creek on the west coast of Vancouver Island, this article seems especially timely. It recognizes that human rights may be also reside in and be preserved indirectly by preserving the ecosystems on which we depend. It doesn’t resort to philosophical arguments as have some like Paola Cavalieri, who has argued why non-humans are also deserving of human rights. Rather, it cuts to the chase of why the right to a healthy environment is now recognized by 150 of the 193 UN member nations – but not ours. This article as an edited version of an interview by Knowable Magazine with John Knox, an expert on international environmental law and human rights law at Wake Forest University, on how a legal case might be made for the preservation of nature. [ARTICLE LINK]