Political representation of nature

Political representation of nature is the concept and practice of granting political or institutional standing to nonhuman entities—such as animals, plants, and ecosystems—within governance systems. This concept has developed to incorporate natural entities in political decision-making, reflecting debates about the effectiveness of human-centered governance in environmental protection.

Emerging trends, including the political turn in environmental ethics and the representative turn in political theory, drive the debate in this field. Following progress in legal representation for nonhuman nature, such as the granting of legal personhood to animals, rivers and ecosystems, the conversation has broadened to consider how nature can be represented within legislative and executive branches of government.

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