Rights of Nature win in Ecuador: The Irquis River now has rights!
A court in Cuenca recognized the Irquis River and its ecosystem as subjects of rights, making it the first river in Cuenca with this legal status.
The ruling stems from an action of protection filed after a serious pollution incident that affected access to drinking water for more than 12,000 people.
The judge declared that the Rights of Nature, water, and a healthy environment had been violated, and ordered the ecological restoration of the area, reforestation with 4,000 native plants, the construction of a dam, and the development of a participatory management plan for the Irquis River, in addition to measures to prevent future violations, and monitoring by the Ombudsman's Office.
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