At first blush, normative arguments justifying representation of future generations and nature appear to rest on contradictory values. This article argues, however, that there are strong synergies between these discourses. Arguments for institutions for future generations based on human rights are compared with justifications for proxy representation of nature based on ecological justice, Indigenous ecological justice and socio-ecological justice. Case studies involving the Welsh Commissioner for Future Generations, the Aotearoa New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and ascribing legal personality to rivers in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, are presented to demonstrate that representing future generations and nature reflect mutually supporting values. Building on these synergies is vital for reform efforts.

乍一看，为后代和自然的代表性辩护的规范性论点似乎建立在相互矛盾的价值观之上。然而，本文认为，这些话语之间存在强大的协同作用。将基于人权的后代制度论据与基于生态正义、本土生态正义和社会生态正义的自然代理代表的理由进行比较。案例研究涉及威尔士后代事务专员、新西兰议会环境专员，以及赋予澳大利亚和新西兰河流法人资格，以证明代表子孙后代和自然反映了相互支持的价值观。建立这些协同作用对于改革工作至关重要。