Paris Proposes Legal Personhood for the Seine to Protect the River

Paris is trying to give the River Seine, a famous river in France, legal rights like a person.

This means the river can defend itself in court, not just be seen as an object.

This idea comes from a citizens' group who want the river to have rights like existing and flowing freely.

They want to protect it from pollution and other threats.

The city spent a lot of money cleaning the river for the Olympics and soon people will be able to swim in it at certain spots.

This is similar to what other places, like New Zealand and Spain, have done to protect their rivers and lagoons.