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France Constitutional Amendment Guaranteeing the Preservation of Biodiversity

France
National
Rejected in 2021
Constitution
Eco-Governance System
Nature
All Nature
President of the Republic; Citizens Climate Convention
Civil Society, Government

Summary

In 2021, France’s National Assembly introduced a bill to change Article 1 of its Constitution to state that “the Republic guarantees the preservation of biodiversity and the environment and fights against climate change.” The proposed amendment was accepted by the lower house but was rejected by the Senate in July 2021.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

France Constitutional Amendment [PDF]

To see other supplementary information related to this initiative, click the links below:

Politico - France moves ahead with bid to add climate protection to constitution
JURIST - France Senate amends constitutional bill on climate change and biodiversity
CONSTITUTIONNET - In France, lower house approves proposal to add climate protections to constitution

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