La responsabilidad por daño ambiental.

Abstract

The purpose of this research work is to show that by means of liability it is possible to repair the environmental damage that both natural and legal persons can commit against the environment. When an environmental damage is caused by the polluter, the State is responsible for repairing the damage caused, sanctioning the polluter and defining prevention systems in order to avoid the existence of other damages to the environment. Over the years, nature is constantly victim of environmental damage, such as the contamination of rivers, streams and estuaries, indiscriminate felling of trees and chemical waste that can affect people or the environment. That is why it is so important for our laws to remedy the damage that is produced by environmental causes to nature in order to protect the welfare of natural resources and of course the health of people. While it is true that liability has already been used in some Latin American countries, in Ecuador, this issue still lacks much clarity within our legislation, thus causing the damage and problems to the environment are not solved immediately.