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La hermenéutica del término biodiversidad en la Constitución de Ecuador (Tema Central)

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doi:10.32719/29536782.2022.2.5

Authors

Acosta Estrada, Juan Sebastián · Martínez Yánez, Esperanza · Padilla Velasco, Nathaly

Reported year

2022

Reported language

es · spa

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article

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2026-11-09T19:04:47.644020+00:00

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2026-11-09T19:15:39.672892+00:00

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Documentary abstract — original language

The Constitution of Ecuador opted for an inclusive and integrating vision that brought together the European idea and the Amerindian notion of Nature and the Environment. From there, various contradictions are reproduced in the constitutional text in developing principles, rights, and precepts. This article analyzes the interpretation of the term biodiversity in the current Constitution of Ecuador, the existing contradictions between the definitions and terms included in the constitutional text, and the significance of biodiversity in an intercultural country where nature is recognized as a subject of rights. Likewise, this article studies how Ecuador has transited between two different perspectives of perceiving the Environment and Nature in less than three decades. Also, it examines if the intercultural interpretation of biodiversity is correctly positioned in the constitutional text. In addition, the article analyzes the Ecuadorian environmental regulations, focusing on the development of the constitutional precepts related to biodiversity, and highlights the need for the inclusion of concepts such as Pacha Mama and Interculturality. Finally, when analyzing the development of biodiversity valuation, the article concludes that environmental regulations are regressive and reaffirm a utilitarian vision about the resources, even in the context of traditional knowledge guaranteed in the Constitution of Ecuador. La Constitución de la República del Ecuador del año 2008 apostó por una visión incluyente e integradora que reunió la perspectiva europea y las nociones amerindia de naturaleza y ambiente. A partir de allí, en el texto constitucional se reflejan varias contradicciones en los niveles de desarrollo de los preceptos constitucionales. En el presente artículo se analizan la interpretación del concepto biodiversidad en la Constitución, las contradicciones existentes entre los términos que recoge el texto constitucional y las implicaciones de la biodiversidad en un país plurinacional, en el que se reconoce a la naturaleza como un sujeto de derechos. Asimismo, se estudia cómo Ecuador ha transitado entre dos perspectivas distintas de percibir el ambiente y la naturaleza. También, se examina si la interpretación intercultural de la biodiversidad llega realmente a reflejarse en el texto constitucional; se estudia la normativa ambiental secundaria, en el desarrollo de los preceptos constitucionales relativos a la biodiversidad; y se resalta la falta de inclusión de la Pacha Mama y de la interculturalidad. Finalmente, se observa la regresividad en materia de valoración de la biodiversidad al reafirmar el enfoque de recursos aprovechables y la mercantilización, incluso en el contexto de los saberes colectivos y tradicionales.

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OPENALEX

W4362665473

DOI

10.32719/29536782.2022.2.5

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10644/9266

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oai:repositorio.uasb.edu.ec:10644/9266

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EC

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• DOI · https://doi.org/10.32719/29536782.2022.2.5
• Handle · https://hdl.handle.net/10644/9266
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4362665473

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• openalex:w1952180709 · CITES
• openalex:w2152138353 · CITES
• openalex:w277353412 · CITES

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