The conflict between Rights of Nature and Mining in Ecuador The movement to give legal Rights to Nature started to gain global attention after Ecuador recognised it in its Constitution in 2008. Rights of Nature means that, like people and corporations, Nature has its own legal
First International 'Ecological Forensics’ Forum to create effective strategies for ecosystem protection The First International Forum for ‘Ecological Forensics’ took place on 13, 14 and 15 June 2023, hosted by Ecoforensic with partners Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), CEDENMA, and Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
On the 28th February - exactly 14 years on from the day Rights of Nature were incorporated within the Ecuadorian constitution - we celebrated by showing a short film we made with our partners 'Voces del Bosque'. It highlighted the interest in this growing movement that recognises that a core challenge is duality - the
