A growing number of countries are granting legal rights to wildlife to combat the biodiversity crisis.
for the use of ‘us’ — those who are holding rights at the time,” he wrote.have rights of nature laws, including Ecuador, the first nation to recognize nature’s rights in its constitution in 2008. Since then, the country’s top court has used the law to block a proposed copper and gold mining project in a protected cloud forest and halt a road construction project that was polluting a river.
Under the new law, individuals, organizations or companies found guilty of violating the turtles’ rights to live in a pollution-free environment and remain unharmed by fishing activity, coastal development and climate change may be fined or have their businesses shut down.to oversee its implementation. “They’re all now sitting at the table supervising what’s going on, and they can more easily report violations,” said Panamanian Congressman Gabriel Silva, a top backer of the law.
To track the turtles’ movements, Veelenturf demonstrated how to outfit their leathery carapaces with satellite tags that document the animals’ whereabouts each time they surface. Already, data from these tags shows common travel patterns between Panama and Colombia, which Veelenturf intends to use to advocate for designated shipping lanes between the two countries to minimize boat strikes, as well as to stop coastal construction projects that could destroy nesting beaches.
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