{"id":1837,"date":"2026-11-06T11:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:42:08","slug":"leaders-nature-new-generation-rights-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/en\/articles-2\/leaders-nature-new-generation-rights-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"From protecting resources to recognizing the Rights of Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a long time, environmental laws focused on regulating the use of natural resources and protecting the environment because of its importance to humans.<\/span><\/p>\n

But a new paradigm began to transform that relationship and to make people aware that <\/span>Nature is not only something that we must protect; it is also a subject with its own rights.<\/b><\/p>\n

In 2008, <\/span>Ecuador<\/b> It became the first country in the world to recognize the Rights of Nature in its Constitution. Bolivia advanced with the Law of Mother Earth in 2010 and, in 2017, New Zealand recognized the legal personality of the Whanganui River.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Latin America, Colombia has recognized rights to ecosystems through judicial decisions, while <\/span>Panama approved Law 287 in 2022<\/b>, These are advances that reflect a change in our way of understanding the planet and our place in it.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>A law needs people to defend it<\/b><\/p>\n

As explained <\/span>Natalia Greene<\/b>, global director of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN), at <\/span>Leaders for Nature<\/b>, the program of The Oxygen Project.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are fundamentally working on is changing this paradigm of separation and understanding that we are indeed nature.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Legal recognition represents an advance, but it does not in itself guarantee the protection of ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Callie Veelenturf<\/b>, Marine biologist, founder of The Leatherback Project and one of the promoters of Panama Law 287, summarizes it with a reflection<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA law is a law, but it is nothing if there is no one to defend it, if there is no one to implement it.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Ecuador, Natalia Greene recalls that changes do not happen overnight; having constitutionally recognized the Rights of Nature was a historic step, but bringing them into practice remains a challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA law is truly made when you are empowered.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both reflections point to the same idea, and that is that l<\/span>The Rights of Nature need a citizenry that knows them, exercises them, and demands their observance.<\/b><\/p>\n

Leaders for Nature educate to transform<\/b><\/h2>\n

With that conviction was born <\/span>Leaders for Nature<\/b>, a program of The Oxygen Project that more than 200 young Panamanians applied for and 50 participants were selected from.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through virtual sessions with international experts and face-to-face experiences on the ground, the program provides tools to understand the Rights of Nature and transform them into actions for environmental advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the global movement to the ecosystems of Panama, young people learn that defending nature requires knowledge, organization, and participation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Camila Aybar<\/b>, from The Oxygen Project, summarizes the purpose of this training<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we need now is a generation ready to defend those rights of nature.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

A generation that not only knows the laws but also knows how to use them to protect ecosystems and strengthen citizen participation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The future of Nature's Rights begins now<\/b><\/h2>\n

Today, Panama seeks to bring the Rights of Nature to the international stage through a proposal for a Universal Declaration before the United Nations.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Callie Veelenturf, this leadership also represents a responsibility<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know there is a very long way ahead and Panama now has the responsibility to be the example.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

That path needs new voices, new tools, and people willing to act. Because recognizing the Rights of Nature was a historic step. <\/span>The next transformation is to ensure that these rights are respected.<\/b><\/p>\n

As Natalia Greene states, \u201cThe time for Nature\u2019s Rights is now.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

#LeadersForNature #TOPCoop #TheOxygenProject #RightsOfNature<\/span><\/p>\n

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From Ecuador to Panama, the Rights of Nature are advancing. 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