The “rights of nature” lawsuit follows at least eight Colombian court rulings that have recognized the rights of ecosystems, including the country’s portion of the Amazon rainforest. But enforcement of those decisions has been lagging, and some activists face retaliation.
“a court is told” in this case meaning, a lawsuit alleges?
Literally the first four words of the article
Since the article won’t let me access it for “security purposes”, that’s not very helpful.