“The outcome of a case to protect the Los Cedros Reserve from mining will set a precedent for all future Rights of Nature cases in Ecuador.
Los Cedros Reserve in north-western Ecuador is one of the most biologically diverse habitats in the world, with more than 4,800 hectares (nearly 12,000 acres) of primary cloud forest safeguarding the headwaters of four important watersheds.
It also protects incredible diversity, including over 200 species facing a high risk of extinction, five of which are regarded as critically endangered by the Ecuadorian government.
“It is impossible to understate how important the habitat that Los Cedros protects is, and the science shows that very clearly, said Professor Bitty A. Roy from the University of Oregon’s Institute for Ecology and Evolution.”
If you wish to read the complete article, please click on the following link: https://theecologist.org/2020/nov/06/rights-nature-ecuador?fbclid=IwAR28rOHxd1-zNFJ-f5mH7rHkv_k98k3mRoJHc_NT4reJW6b2UowuCuBXQuU
