Ecuador’s Coastal Ecosystems Have Rights, Constitutional Court Rules

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By Paige BennettJan 17, 2025, 12:35 pm70 ptsTrending
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has determined that coastal marine ecosystems have rights of nature, including the right to “integral respect for its existence and for the maintenance and regeneration of its life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes,” per Chapter 7, Articles 71 to 74…

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