Climate Change
Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told
The “rights of nature” lawsuit follows at least eight Colombian court rulings that have recognized the rights of ecosystems, including the country’s portion of the Amazon rainforest. But enforcement of those decisions has been lagging, and some activists face retaliation.
A new lawsuit asks Colombia to recognize that jaguars, military macaws and the nation’s tropical dry forest have legal rights to “life, health and integrity.”
Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told