Ms Mari Margil:

In Ecuador, not only does the constitution empower people in their communities, as well as the government, to properly enforce the constitutional rights of nature and, of course, the constitutional right to a healthy environment, but the government also established an ombudsman office on the rights of nature. Citizens can request that ombudsman to examine a concern they may have about the environment and bring cases to court to enforce the rights of nature and the environment if they believe those rights are being violated or potentially could be violated. The ombudsman office also provides another means of access to justice for citizens. They do not have to go through the ombudsman office but it is a possibility for them if they want to pursue that route.