The law institutionalises Bolivians’ veneration of the Andean deity Pachamama, or ‘Mother Earth’, by establishing a bill of rights for the natural world. The 11 rights listed include the rights to biodiversity, uncontaminated water and air, freedom from genetically modified crops and freedom from overdevelopment. The law also creates an ‘ombudsman’ for Mother Earth, and outlines a framework for the responsible use of Bolivia’s vast mineral and hydrocarbon reserves. “The environmental functions and natural processes … cannot be considered as commodities, but as sacred gifts from Mother Earth,” the law states.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:42:34 +0000
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