Constitutional Right in Ecuador - Nature
In this article I found from our
home news source, The Coast, Chris Benjamin summarizes Ecuador’s new (2008)
constitutional right of nature. The
section of the constitution states that nature has its’ own rights that is
mentioned in the article. Ecuador’s
constitutional right gives nature much more importance than many other
countries provide.
Chris states his that other countries have laws
that give rights to animals and humans to have a healthy environment, however,
nothing that is mentioned in a constitution.
He also mentions that only a few provinces in Canada have a law stating
that a healthy environment is a human right.
Nova Scotia is not yet incorporated within these provinces. There are several people within the
government trying to improve and make the rights of nature more valuable. But
the government is not making much progress.
I believe that there should be a change within
the Canadian laws concerning this issue. If we don’t face it soon enough and
treat our environment the way it should be, we will end up being caught in our
own mess.
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