Framework Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well explained

The Framework Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development for Living Well (Spanish; Castilian: La Ley Marco de la Madre Tierra y Desarrollo Integral para Vivir Bien) is a Bolivian law (Law 300 of the Plurinational State) enacted on October 15, 2012.^[1] It is the successor to the Law of the Rights of Mother Earth and was initially designed as full version of that law. According to Derrick Hindery, "the law clearly reflects both the more environmentally progressive ideals pushed by the Unity Pact and the extractivist agenda of the Morales administration."^[2]

The law authorizes the creation of new institutions:

• A Mother Earth Ombudsman's Office (Spanish; Castilian: Defensoria de la Madre Tierra) parallel to the human rights-oriented Defensoría del Pueblo., this office has not been created.^[3]
• The Plurinational Mother Earth Authority (Spanish; Castilian: Autoridad Plurinacional de la Madre Tierra; APMT), which oversees climate change policies, was created by Supreme Decree 1696 in 2013.^[4]

External links

• Full text in Spanish from lexivox.org

Notes and References

1. News: Chávez. Frank. Ley boliviana de la Madre Tierra dura de implementar. 2016-05-11. 2014-05-19.
2. Book: Hindery, Derrick. University of Arizona Press. 978-0-8165-0237-0. From Enron to Evo: Pipeline Politics, Global Environmentalism, and Indigenous Rights in Bolivia. Tucson. 2013-06-06 . 217 .
3. News: Díez Lacunza. Gabriel. Tras 6 años de la 071, aún no hay la Defensoría de la Madre Tierra - Diario Pagina Siete. Página Siete. La Paz, Bolivia. 2016-05-11. 2016-02-29.
4. News: Díez Lacunza. Gabriel. "Por la burocracia, cuesta hacer andar a una institución pública". Página Siete. La Paz, Bolivia. 2016-05-11. 2014-07-21.