Los derechos constitucionales de la Naturaleza en Ecuador: casos pendientes de decisión en la Corte Constitucional

Thursday, November 17th, 2022

4 PM Quito/EST, 1 PM PST

Event is free, and registration is not required. In Espanol.

Presented by the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales of Ecuador (IAEN) and the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights.

This event is focused on the pending cases at the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court on the rights of nature. particularly of important focus is the River Dulcepamba (and the deviation of natural riverbed), the River Piatúa (reduction of ecological water flow), and the Forest of Alto Nangaritza (mining in fragile ecosystems). Each is a vital component in the sum of how ecosystems affect creatures, wildlife, and humanity.

Professor Andreas Gutmann, of the University of Bremen, will be moderating from Germany.

Panelists include:

Hugo Echeverria, Ecuador, external attorney for the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights

Viviana Morales, Constitutional Law instructor for IAEN

Agustin Grijalva, a former Judge of the Constitutional Court

This webinar is free and open for everyone. Registration is not required. The link to access the webinar may be found here.