The bill would give legal rights to the Doñana ecosystem

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1. The bill would declare Doñana and its protection area a subject of rights, with legal personality and full public and private capacity to act. Doñana would mean the National Park, the peripheral protection zone and the adjoining natural park.
2. It would recognize Doñana's rights to exist and evolve naturally, to protection, conservation and restoration. Protection would mean limiting, stopping or not authorizing activities that harm the ecosystems.
3. Any person or legal entity could go to court or to a public administration to defend Doñana's rights, on behalf of the ecosystem. Whoever wins the case would recover all litigation costs and would be exempt from court costs and from bonds for precautionary measures.
4. Public administrations would have duties such as preventing the extinction of biodiversity, running awareness campaigns, doing regular studies, immediately restricting dangerous activities and banning or limiting the introduction of organisms that could alter the Park's biological heritage.

Who it affects

• Any person or entity: Could file court or administrative actions to defend Doñana's rights.
• Public administrations: Would have duties of prevention, awareness, studies, restricting activities and controlling organisms that harm the Park.
• Governments and neighboring people or entities: Would be responsible for the protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration of Doñana.

Words worth knowing

Personalidad jurídica (legal personality)

The ability of an entity to have its own rights and obligations under the law, like a person.

Sujeto de derechos (subject of rights)

Someone or something the law recognizes as holding rights that can be claimed.

Costas procesales (court costs)

Costs of the lawsuit, usually paid by the losing party.

Medidas cautelares (precautionary measures)

Temporary court decisions to prevent harm while the case is being decided.

Fianza (bond)

Money deposited as a guarantee before certain court actions.

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