Los derechos de la naturaleza en Bolivia: un estudio a más de una década de su reconocimiento
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: A decade ago, Bolivia gained international attention when it approved the world’s first set of national laws challenging current paradigms and recognizing rights to Nature or Mother Earth. This innovative regulatory avenue to safeguard nature challenges the mainstream juridical anthropocentric orientation and intends to provide a framework to overcome ecologically destructive practices that threaten Mother Earth by recognizing her intrinsic value. Bolivia’s efforts to legally protect the rights of Mother Earth constitute a significant milestone both at national and international levels. However, this can only be considered as the first step towards bringing about deeper and transformative change in the country. Since the adoption of the aforementioned laws, their implementation lagged behind. In the meantime, environmentally destructive legal and policy developments have been promoted, for instance to allow the expansion of the agribusiness and of the agricultural frontier, as well as oil and gas exploration and exploitation within indigenous territories and protected natural areas. Overall, the past ten years have shown time and again that economic and political interests have priority over the observance and realization of Nature´s rights in Bolivia.
DOI: 10.17345/rcda3342
Author: Paola Villavicencio Calzadilla
Institutions: North-West University, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4323790361