Summary
In a case related to non-compliance with the appeal ruling, issued in a protection action, which ordered the evacuation of the animals from a pig farm that operated without an environmental license and that generated environmental damage the Alpayacu River. The Constitutional Court declared the breach and ordered reparation measures and that the Decentralized Autonomous Government of the Mera canton must order the initiation of the administrative procedure to establish the responsibility of the people in charge of granting permits, environmental licenses, land use permits, and who would have allowed the La Isla Pig Farm to be installed and operated. The Constitutional Court based its decision on the constitutional recognition of rights to nature, emphasizing the state duty to conserve nature.
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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/mera-canton-pig-farm-case/.
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