Abstract
The 2008 Ecuadorian Constitution is often presented as building on the local traditions of indigenous peoples in order to propose a non-anthropocentric approach to the conservation of the environment, based on the concept of buen vivir. After providing a short introduction on anthropocentric and non-anthropo-centric approaches to the environment, with attention to indigenous worldviews, this article attempts to: analyse the concept of buen vivir, appearing to have unclear boundaries; understand whether or not it is a concept derived from indigenous worldviews; and explore the innovative non-anthropocentric feature of the recognition of rights to the environment. Finally, the article uses the idea of rights of the environment as a key to interpret the fuzzy concept of buen vivir in the most effective way to enhance the conservation of the environment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 359-381 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Materiali per una storia della cultura giuridica |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- buen vivir
- constitution
- Ecuador
- environmental rights
- indigenous peoples