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 hojaInsumo2.seam