UDTR — Radar mondial des droits de la Nature

The rights of nature and the human right to nature: an overview of the European legal system and challenges for the ecological transition

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Clé publique

doi:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1175143

Auteurs

Alves, Fatima · Costa, Paulo Manuel · Novelli, Luca · Guedes Vidal, Diogo

Année déclarée

2023

Langue déclarée

en · und

Type source

article

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2026-11-09T19:04:47.540821+00:00

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2026-11-10T16:58:51.455537+00:00

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Non effectuée

Institutions déclarées par la source

Department of Social Sciences and Management, Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal · Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, Milan, Italy · Laboratório Associado TERRA · TERRA Associate Laboratory, Centre for Functional Ecology—Science for People and the Planet (CFE), Department of Life Sciences (DCV), University of Coimbra (UC), Coimbra, Portugal · Universidade Aberta · Universidade Aberta Departamento de Ciências Sociais e de Gestão · University of Coimbra · University of Milan

Pays d’affiliation déclarés

PT

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

Introduction: The recognition of the Rights of Nature has been established though several constitutional, legislative, and judicial enactments, which aim to provide legal protection for non-humans’ entities and natural systems. Although some countries have made progress in recognizing the rights of nature, the prevailing assumption remains that nature is a resource to be exploited for human benefit. In the context of ecological transition debates, it is important to understand how the European legal system perceives Nature and its rights. Achieving a significant shift in legal and cultural norms that prioritize nature’s protection may be challenging. Methods: This paper reports on research conducted in a sample of 6 countries within the PHOENIX consortium, a European H2020 project that aims to develop participatory methodologies and democratic innovations to facilitate the ecological transition as envisioned by the European Green Deal, whose objective was to find out how these countries embodied the Rights of nature into their legal systems, both at constitutional level and at the level of environmental and related laws and policies. Results: The results indicate that in legislative terms, concepts of nature are absent, and instead, the term environment or natural resources are used. Furthermore, rights of nature are rarely recognized in all countries, with anthropocentric and in instrumental views prevailing. In contrast, the human right to Nature is widely recognized in all countries, referring to the right of all individuals to access to and live in a healthy environment. Discussion: Despite the importance of the human right to Nature as a matter of equity and justice, failure to recognise the rights of nature and protect/respect its limits may constitute a potential barrier to ecological transition.

Identifiants

DOI

10.3389/fenvs.2023.1175143

OPENALEX

W4383371397

HANDLE

10316/107375 · 10400.2/14318

ISSN

2296-665X

OPENAIRE

doi_dedup___::8318c3bf05624b9d1c00647ffc0da595

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• DOI · https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1175143
• Handle · https://hdl.handle.net/10316/107375
• Handle · https://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/14318
• Document · https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1175143/full
• Document · https://zenodo.org/records/15147780
• OpenAlex · https://openalex.org/W4383371397

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