http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/a93d3fce2554d505 https://verfassungsblog.de/jambato-ecuador/ Jambato, the Harlequin Toad, the Plaintiff - Enmeshments of Rights of Nature García Ruales, Jenny Gutmann, Andreas eng 2026-03-20 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Ecuador RIghts of Nature Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Frogs and toads are making headlines defending their constitutional rights. In a successful Rights of Nature case in Ecuador, the Jambato – a toad with an orange belly and black back – has now stopped an infrastructure project in Angamarca. RoN cases are often told as David vs. Goliath stories: Indigenous communities or grassroots environmental movements defeat overmighty companies or state agencies in court. The Jambato case illustrates that this narrative tends to oversimplify the conflicts behind RoN cases. They are often shaped by complex power dynamics and deep disagreements within the affected communities.