Senior Project Advisor
Kirsten Drickey
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2021
Keywords
Ecuador, Rights of Nature, Amazon, Buen Vivir, Conservation, Indigenous, Constitution
Abstract
In 2008, Ecuador became the first nation in the world to recognize the rights of nature in its Constitution. Ecuador is also a country whose economy depends on the extraction of natural resources. Ecuador thus faces a dilemma, as the two goals of environmental preservation and environmental exploitation conflict with each other. This paper seeks to highlight these conflicting goals, and emphasize the role of Indigenous peoples in Ecuador's Amazon region in fighting for both their rights and the rights of nature.
Department
Political Science
Recommended Citation
Moore, Olivia, "Ecuador’s Amazon, Rights of Nature, and the Dilemma of the 2008 Constitution" (2021). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 480.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/480
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Ecuador--Environmental conditions; Constitutional law--Environmental aspects--Ecuador; Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.--Ecuador; Ethical problems--Ecuador
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Ecuador. Constitución (2008)
Geographic Coverage
Ecuador
Genre/Form
essays
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf