10 Crazy Facts about Ecuador

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8. Rights of Nature

In 2008, Ecuador passed its new constitution, with a part of dedicated to the Rights of Nature, becoming the first country in the world to do so. In practice, this means that people have a right to petition courts on behalf ecosystems to protect their rights to exist and flourish. Imagine something like that in the US.

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