Ecuador was the first country to enshrine the rights of nature in its c. On Nov. 16, voters decide if it should be re-written ...

Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” and ...

According to Mario Melo, the lawyer who represented Sarayaku, “Ecuador’s Constitution strongly supports the right to resistance, the collective rights of Indigenous peoples, and the rights of nature ( ...

The rights of nature: When a river becomes a living being For Dario Iza Pilaquinga, president of the Kitu Kara Indigenous people in Ecuador, nature is much more than just a legal idea. He sees it as a ...

Ecuador is scoping out new debt-for-nature swaps, one to funnel funds into the Amazon rainforest and another for a giant ocean protection zone backed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, people ...

In 2008, Ecuador became the first nation in the world to vote on a new constitution that centers the rights of nature and of natural systems to “exist, flourish, and evolve.” That document has helped ...

Think Ecuador. Think nature. That’s the message from Santiago Granda, vice minister of tourism promotion for the South American country, who noted, “sustainability is not just a trend for us.” He ...

The positions in the table below reflect the Ecuador Ministry of Environment's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position ...