Ecuador: The Country Where Nature Has Legal Rights

13/04/2026By Louise SalterEcuador, Nature

In many places around the world, nature is something we try to protect – a fragile system that relies on policy, conservation projects, and good intentions. In Ecuador, the relationship runs deeper. Here, nature is not simply protected. It has rights. Since 2008, Ecuador’s constitution has recognised the natural world, rivers, forests, mountains and ecosystems … Read More