TY - JOUR AU - Swing, Kelly AU - Chaves, Jaime AU - de la Torre, Stella AU - Sempertegui, Luis AU - Hearn, Alexander AU - Encalada, Andrea AU - Suarez, Esteban AU - Rivas, Gonzalo PY - 2022 DA - 2022/09/22 TI - Outcomes of Ecuador’s Rights of Nature for Nature’s Sake JO - Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research SP - 035 VL - 03 IS - 03 AB - The rights of nature have been widely discussed at a philosophical level for a long time, but examples of its practical application are quite rare. Ecuador is the first country to incorporate this concept into its constitutional foundation and put the theory into practice. However, implementing entirely justifiable rights of nature is hindered by factors, such as economic considerations, legal interpretations, cultural norms, political will, and disproportionate perspectives of “the greater good”. After getting opportunities for more than a decade to convert theoretical concepts into tangible results for nature, many doubts remain concerning the applied practicality of this ideology. SN - 2766-6190 UR - https://doi.org/10.21926/aeer.2203035 DO - 10.21926/aeer.2203035 ID - Swing2022 ER -