As the first country in the world Ecuador has voted for a new constitution that gives the nature legal rights.

66.47% of the voters voted yes for the new constitution that among the changes gives individuals right to sue on the behalf of the nature. This is a great idea when you look at all the destruction that companies and states are committing against the nature.
The constitution will also give the nation more rights over their resources which have been heavily exploited by international corporations. This might also lead to more money for the poor people in Ecuador.
As a Norwegian benefiting from nationalized recourses I can say that this is a really good step in the right direction for the people in Ecuador. Lets hope the nature will benefit from it too.

If more nations would give the nature legal rights, maybe we will see less destruction?