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Venezuela

Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999)

Author: Ioana Raducu
Date Posted: Jul 4, 2014
Category: Statement of Public Policy, Substantive Right
Address: Caracas, Venezuela

Title III, Chapter IX, Article 127:

“It is the right and duty of each generation to protect and maintain the environment for its own benefit and that of the world of the future. Everyone has the right, individually and collectively, to enjoy a safe, healthful and ecologically balanced life and environment. The State shall protect the environment, biological and genetic diversity, ecological processes, national parks and natural monuments, and other areas of particular ecological importance. The genome of a living being shall not be patentable, and the field shall be regulated by the law relating to the principles of bioethics.

It is a fundamental duty of the State, with the active participation of society, to ensure that the populace develops in a pollution-free environment in which air, water, soil, coasts, climate, the ozone layer and living species receive special protection, in accordance with law.“