Climate Change
A Court Says Coastal Marine Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value—and Legal Rights
In a landmark ruling, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court concluded that the government must set limits on human activity, like industrial fishing, to protect marine ecosystems’ natural cycles.
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled that coastal marine ecosystems have legal rights that must be protected, potentially requiring stricter limits on human activities like industrial fishing.
A Court Says Coastal Marine Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value—and Legal Rights