Derecho ambiental como derecho humano, sostenibilidad frente a las futuras generaciones

Abstract

The environment is a fundamental constitutional right for all individuals of the human species and, therefore, it is an obligation of the State to guarantee its conservation and due protection, ensuring that economic and social development is compatible with policies that seek to safeguard the natural wealth of the nation. (Judgment C-671, 2001) But although this is established, the global economic model of competition and free market does not prioritize the principle of sustainability in environmental matters, since natural resources are being depleted, denying future generations the opportunity to fully enjoy all their rights. That is why the Government's capacity to promote public policies that generate well-being for the population must be guaranteed. With the issuance of Law 99 of 1993, "By which the Ministry of the Environment is created, the Public Sector in charge of the management and conservation of the environment and renewable natural resources is reorganized, the National Environmental System is organized, SINA and other provisions are dictated ", the State establishes the foundation of the Colombian environmental policy, prescribing through the general principles of the same norm, the need to ensure the sustainable development of natural resources in a country that is the second most biodiverse of the world and therefore a heritage for humanity.