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Public Prosecutor C/ Ministry of Housing, use of the Land and Environment (MVOTM)

Country/Territory
Uruguay
Type of court
National - higher court
Date
Sep 27, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 7ºTº
Seat of court
Montevideo
Judge
Dra. María Victoria COUTO, Dras. Graciela BELLO, Mª. Cristina LÓPEZ UBEDA
Reference number
199/2010
Language
Spanish
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems, Water
Keyword
Sustainable development
Abstract

A case concerning the restoration of the ecosystem of the Laguna del Diario.

 

The Public Prosecutor considered that the Ministry of Housing, Use of the Land and Environment did not respect its obligation to protect the environment as it did not request a restoration of the ecosystem of the Laguna del Diario even though this ecosystem has been damaged by human activities.

 

But the Court of Appeal considered that the environmental degradations on the Laguna del Diario where not exceeding the limits specified by the law on negative environmental impact and therefore dismissed the appeal.

Full text
SENTENCIA Nº 199.pdf
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