RA 11995 Section 12

Rights of Nature.

Section 12

SEC. 12. Rights of Nature. - Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that nature has no inherent and intrinsic value separate and distinct from its economic value. The maintenance of nature's vital cycles, functions, and processes ensures the sustainability and health of natural ecosystems. This is in recognition of the fact that there are limits to the ability of these natural ecosystems to regenerate and that human development that alters or affects them must be sustainable and must allow for their renewal and restoration.

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