nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/a93d3fce2554d505 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260320s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/a93d3fce2554d505 doi eng 342 23 García Ruales, Jenny Author aut Jambato, the Harlequin Toad, the Plaintiff - Enmeshments of Rights of Nature García Ruales, Jenny Verfassungsblog 2026-03-20 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Ecuador RIghts of Nature Gutmann, Andreas Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/jambato-ecuador/ raw object