State of Oaxaca Mexico Constitutional Amendment Recognizing Rights of Nature

Country:Mexico

Location:Oaxaca

Status:Approved in 2021

Legal Provision:

Constitution

Eco Jurisprudence:

Rights Of Nature

Ecological Actor:Nature

Ecological Actor Type:

All Nature

Initiating Actor:Deputies Fredie Delfin Avendaño and Horacio Soza Villavicencio in partnership with Claudia Brindis and Grant Wilson from Earth Law Center Mexico

Initiating Actor Type:

Government, NGO

Summary

On November 17, 2020, Deputy Fredie Delfín Avendaño in partnership with Earth Law Center Mexico presented to the Honorable Congress of the State of Oaxaca (Mexico) a constitutional amendment to Oaxaca’s Constitution in order to establish rights of nature. The proposed amendment advocates living in harmony with nature.