Summary
On 15 October 2012, the Bolivian government passed Law No. 300: Framework Law of Mother Earth Law and Integral Development for Living Well. The law is based on the indigenous model of “buen vivir” and focuses on shifting the country away from an extractivist and capitalist model toward a harmonious and sustainable relationship between humans and nature. The law addresses sustainable approaches to food and resource production and climate change mitigation.
Article 1. (OBJECT). The purpose of this Law is to establish the vision and foundations of integral development in harmony and balance with Mother Earth for Living Well, guaranteeing the continuity of the regenerative capacity of Mother Earth’s life components and systems, recovering and strengthening local knowledge and ancestral wisdom, within the framework of the complementarity of rights, obligations, and duties; as well as the objectives of integral development as a means to achieve Living Well, the bases for planning, public management and investments, and the strategic institutional framework for its implementation.
Suggested Citation:
Kauffman, Craig, Catherine Haas, Alex Putzer, Shrishtee Bajpai, Kelsey Leonard, Elizabeth Macpherson, Pamela Martin, Alessandro Pelizzon & Linda Sheehan. Eco Jurisprudence Monitor. V2. 2025. Distributed by the Eco Jurisprudence Monitor.https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/law-no-300-the-framework-law-of-mother-earth-and-integral-development-to-live-well/.
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