Epic expedition to Ecuador with the extraordinary @robgmacfarlane @cosmosheldrake & #césarrodríguezgaravito where we felt the cloud forest, camped, hiked, recorded sounds, talked and reflected extensively, and collected a few (new!) fungi in an area protected by a constitutional court ruling based on the principle of rights of nature. Mining would have dammed rivers, slain old trees and polluted water and land. Article 71. Nature, or Pacha Mama, where life is reproduced and occurs, has the right to integral respect for its existence and for the maintenance and regeneration of its life cycles, structure, functions and evolutionary processes. All persons, communities, peoples and nations can call upon public authorities to enforce the rights of nature. To enforce and interpret these rights, the principles set forth in the Constitution shall be observed, as appropriate. The State shall give incentives to natural persons and legal entities and to communities to protect nature and to promote respect for all the elements comprising an ecosystem. Article 72. Nature has the right to be restored. This restoration shall be apart from the obligation of the State and natural persons or legal entities to compensate individuals and communities that depend on affected natural systems. In those cases of severe or permanent environmental impact, including those caused by the exploitation of nonrenewable natural resources, the State shall establish the most effective mechanisms to achieve the restoration and shall adopt adequate measures to eliminate or mitigate harmful environmental consequences. (Article 73...) Life, even in death, thrives limitlessly. Thank you friends both old and new old @robgmacfarlane @cosmosheldrake @werdnus_roo @motm_movie @fungifoundation @c.morenotormo @patagoniachile @insidenatgeo #RoN #rightsofnature #derechosdelanaturaleza #multidisciplinaryposse #lawyer #writer #musician #mycologist #filmmaker 📷 1: Ophiocordyceps melolonthae on beetle larva - thx for ID dear @joaofungo 2: Canopy by @robgmacfarlane 3: Beautiful souls. 4: cf. Hexagonia sp. 5: Part of the group with our amazing guide #MartinObandoYumbo