Public Prosecutor C/ Ministry of Housing, use of the Land and Environment (MVOTM) Pays/Territoire Uruguay Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Sep 27, 2010 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Tribunal de Apelaciones en lo Civil de 7ºTº Siège de la cour Montevideo Juge Dra. María Victoria COUTO, Dras. Graciela BELLO, Mª. Cristina LÓPEZ UBEDA Numéro de référence 199/2010 Langue Espagnol Sujet Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Développement durable Résumé 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. Texte intégral SENTENCIA Nº 199.pdf hojaInsumo2.seam