Should Trees receive Constitutional Protections?

    With the increased global warming, caused by a number of factors, I am beginning to wonder if we should award trees the same amount of legal protections and 'liberties' that the law regularly gives ordinary citizens.   Should there be a "Tree Bill of Rights" to safeguard living entities which we so often take for granted, but who do so much for the environment? (As a refresher course science 101, trees consume carbon dioxide and emit oxygen during the process of photosynthesis.)   Those of us living in urban areas would immediately benefit as the increased shade would lower overall temperatures by 2-3 ° F.  This in itself would mean a more pleasant atmosphere and a reduced energy consumption for air conditioners.  A possible clause would be to establish a 20 foot-thick borderline alonside all streets, specifically designated for tree growth and habitation.  I wonder what Eudaldo Baez Galib, a constitutional lawyer who was senator for 16 years in the Puerto Rican legislature, would think of such a measure.