BeowulfShaeffer t1_jeg2bks wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Reply to comment by kentgoodwin in Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks copper mine proposed for biodiversity hotspot in cloud forest by erikmongabay

Sure. But history suggests a ruling like this is likely to be followed by bribery and assassinations.

Combat_Toots t1_jegyz23 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:09 PM

Already happened, and they drove the thugs out. These people have been fighting for this for decades and have gotten multiple mining companies to pull out.

This is just confirmation that they have one more tool to use for the future.