Jambato, the Harlequin Toad, the Plaintiff - Enmeshments of Rights of Nature García Ruales, Jenny Author aut Gutmann, Andreas Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-03-20 eng
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 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 García Ruales, Jenny Ecuador RIghts of Nature 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/jambato-ecuador/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/a93d3fce2554d505 260320 10.59704/a93d3fce2554d505 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)