Voters in Ecuador Approve Constitution and Rights of Nature

Ecuador is now the first country in the world to codify a new system of environmental protection based on rights...

In a country rich with ecological treasures, including the Galapagos Islands and part of the Amazon rain forest, the constitution also calls on government to avoid measures that would destroy ecosystems or drive species to extinction -- the first such measure of its kind, according to Ecuadoran officials. The constitution would allow civil unions for gay couples.

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