Raul,
Interesting. Most of the news sources/blogs that I have seen say this is the first of its kind. It's probably not the first time they were incorrect.
Thanks for the info. I would certainly like to see a copy of your work.
-Joe S.
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From: Organizations and the Natural Environment Discussion [
ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Raul Pacheco [
pachecoh@INTERCHANGE.UBC.CA]
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 7:17 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: Ecuador gives rights to Environment in new Constitution?
Hi Joe,
Mexico has had the right to a clean environment (similarly worded to
Ecuador's) for a VERY LONG time now. The Constitutional amendment passed in
1999 (you can read my paper, Pacheco-Vega et al 2001 for more info - can
email it to you or anyone who is interested in the topic). So, I wouldn't be
surprised if Ecuador had followed suit (regardless of the situation of oil
there).
Best,
Raul
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ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU]On Behalf Of Joseph Sarkis
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 9:50 AM
To:
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Subject: Ecuador gives rights to Environment in new Constitution?
Hi all,
I am not sure if this is old news. But, Ecuador seems to have ratified
amendments to its constitution "that change the status of ecosystems from
being regarded as property under the law to being recognized as
rights-bearing entities". Giving stakeholder rights to the environment?
What implications are there for this type of measure? What will happen to
all the oil companies there? I just did the "Oil in the Ecuadorian
Rainforest" case in class and one of my students brought it up. I hope it is
not a hoax.
One site:
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/ecuador-constitution-grants-nat
ure-rights/
-Joe S.